December 7, 2016 at 11:28 am

This Amazing Visualization Shows How We Got to 7 Billion People on Earth

by twistedsifter

 

It took 200,000 years for our human population to reach 1 billion—and only 200 years to reach 7 billion. But growth has begun slowing, as women have fewer babies on average.

When will our global population peak? And how can we minimize our impact on Earth’s resources, even as we approach 11 billion?

 

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