2022-07-10 12:03:40 GMT
CAIRO – The world’s population reached nearly 8 billion on July 1, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) said in a statement Sunday on the occasion of World Population Day that falls on July 11.
The official statistics agency added that approximately 1.3 billion people live in more developed countries, while some 6.7 billion people live in less developed nations.
The statement forecast the world’s population could reach 8.9 billion by mid-2035 and 9.7 billion by mid-2050.
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