World's population exceeds 8 billion people

In addition to them, the top five most populous countries included the US, Indonesia and Pakistan

The total world population has reached 8 billion people. Of these, 50.5% are men and 49.5% are women, Qazet.az reports according to UNIAN.

Now the population is increasing by more than 90 million people a year, according to the Countrymeters service.

More than 70% of the world's population lives in the 20 most populous countries, with about 36% of the world's population living in China and India.

Even though China is currently the most populous country in the world, India's population is growing at a much faster rate. In 2023, India is expected to take its place in this ranking.

More than half of the world's population identifies with a religious group. The largest groups are: Christianity (32%) and Islam (24%).