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World population

society Maturity 11-13

Many people live on Earth today.

Illustration of contemporary and past human populations Our World in Data.png
Illustration of contemporary and past human populations Our World in Data.png
There are over 8 billion people. Long ago, people lived in small groups. They grew food to help more people live. Now, our world is very big. Do you know how many people live near you?

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File:World Population Prospects.svg
World Population Prospects.svg
File:Illustration of contemporary and past human populations Our World in Data.png
Illustration of contemporary and past...
File:Population curve.svg
Population curve.svg
File:Cities with 1M People in 2025.png
Cities with 1M People in 2025.png
File:Global population after 1820.png
Global population after 1820.png
File:Expectancy of life.svg
Expectancy of life.svg
File:Population pyramid of the world in continental groupings 2023.svg
Population pyramid of the world in...
File:Global population cartogram.png
Global population cartogram.png
File:People's -Km² for all countries (and us states, uk kingdoms).png
People's -Km² for all countries (and us...
File:Top 5 Country Population Graph 1901 to 2021.svg
Top 5 Country Population Graph 1901 to 2021.svg
File:Population Density, v4.11, 2020 (48009093621).jpg
Population Density, v4.11, 2020 (48009093621).jpg
File:World population (UN).svg
World population (UN).svg

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