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Population in the world is currently (2018-2019) growing
at a rate of around 1.07% per year (down from 1.09% in
2018, 1.12% in 2017 and 1.14% in 2016). The current
average population increase is estimated at 82 million
people per year.
The United Nations projects world population to reach
10 billion in the year 2056.

ii. Top 20 Largest Countries by Population
Which are the top 20 most populated countries in
the world today?

1 China 1,420,098,653 11 Japan 126,852,338

2 India 1,368,845,143 12 Ethiopia 110,154,821

3 U.S.A 329,110,126 13 Philippines 108,118,018

4 Indonesia 269,556,567 14 Egypt 101,181,933
5 Brazil 212,403,871 15 Vietnam 97,435,931

6 Pakistan 204,624,274 16 D.R. Congo 86,747,739

7 Nigeria 200,999,978 17 Turkey 82,969,470

8 Bangladesh 168,078,359 18 Iran 82,826,692
9 Russia 143,895,047 19 Germany 82,439,698

10 Mexico 132,339,540 20 Thailand 69,307,057
iii. World population by region
1 Asia 4,584,807,072
2 Africa 1,320,038,716
3 Europe 743,102,600

4 Latin America and the Caribbean 658,305,557
5 Northern America 366,496,802
6 Oceania 41,826,176

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