The global population has reached eight billion just 11 years after it climbed to seven billion.
While the world population is the highest it's ever been, its growth rate is the slowest in over 70 years, according to United Nations data as part of World Population Day 2022.
UN projections also show that India and China are tied as the most populated countries in the world, with the former set to overtake in the next year. This comes as Earth's eighth billionth resident was born in the Philippines in Manila early on Tuesday morning.
