World’s population surges past 8,000,000,000 but will peak in 2080s
World’s population surges past 8,000,000,000 but will peak in 2080s
India is projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country in 2023 (Picture: Getty)
The world’s population has surpassed eight billion people in both ‘a sign of human success’ but ‘a great risk for our future’.
Regions already facing resource scarcity due to climate change will face further hardship as numbers surge.
Food, water, batteries and gasoline are among the items expected…