World Population 2022: United Nations confirms global population hits 8 billion

China is no longer the most populated country on Earth

The United Nations has announced that the population of earth has hit eight billion. This comes just 11 years after it hit the seven billion mark.

The UN also announced that India has surpassed China as the most populated country on the planet. The figures were announced as part of World Population Day 2022.

A baby in the Phillipines was announced as the eight billionth person when she was born at the Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in Manila early this morning.

The organisation confirmed that our planet’s population is growing at its slowest rate since 1950. This comes as the rate fell under one per cent in 2020.