Earth's population now has reached 7 billion

Today, 31 October, the population of our planet has reached 7 billion people. Reported even name the anniversary inhabitant of our planet. He was Peter A. Nikolaev from Kaliningrad. Its growth is 50 cm, weight - 3.06 kg. However, this information has not officially confirmed by the UN.
At the same time, the real birth date ...
Now the exact population of the planet to the United Nations Population Fund, too, not sure. Voiced today, the figure of seven billion is a projection, but the actual statistics in a few years to publish the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). Today's date will adjust - as has already happened when the Day of Six Billion.

... By the way, in 1999, the anniversary of the planet was named resident of the boy from Sarajevo. In contrast to the current initiatives when it was done with the sanction of the UN.

Interestingly, the other organizations referred to different anniversaries. The experts of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Laxenburg (Austria ) note that in line 7 billion people will be met between July 2012 and April of 2013.

In addition to the administration of the Kaliningrad region of human birth semimilliardnogo note today on the Kamchatka Peninsula and the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. According to media reports, this girl from the village of Malta, 23 kilometers from the city of Lucknow. In India, the initiator of the action made ​​a charitable organization, fighting for the rights of children.

The UN believes that the 8 billion earthlings will appear in 2023, but even a slight increase in birth rates can double the population by 2100, whereas the decrease - reduce the current seven billion by the end of the century to 6.2 billion.



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