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World’s population has passed 8 billion, says US Census Bureau (www.independent.co.uk)

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The human species has topped 8 billion, with longer lifespans offsetting fewer births, but world population growth continues a long-term trend of slowing down, the US Census Bureau said Thursday.

The bureau estimates that the global population exceeded the threshold on 26 September, though the agency said to take this precise date with a grain of salt.

The United Nations estimated the number was passed 10 months earlier, having declared 22 November 2022, the “Day of 8 Billion”, the Census Bureau pointed out in a statement.

The discrepancy is due to countries counting people differently — or not at all. Many lack systems to record births and deaths. Some of the most populous countries, such as India and Nigeria, haven’t conducted censuses in over a decade, according to the bureau.

While world population growth remains brisk, growing from 6 billion to 8 billion since the turn of the millennium, the rate has slowed since doubling between 1960 and 2000.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Some fun links from the World Economic Forum and United Nations for you:
Global freshwater demand will exceed supply 40% by 2030 and 90% of global top soil and arable land is at risk of depletion by 2050.

Good luck sustaining 8+ billion people in your fantasy land utopia when there's no fresh water or top soil.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

That water ain't being taken by my fucking shower and dishwasher, and not by yours either. A handful of corporations heavily exploit these resources while giving nothing back. They ain't doing it for you and me. We could have 1b people and that would just allow the remaining to consume and waste more, and die of climate disasters anyway.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

This is the only reasonable argument for overpopulation I've seen. We have all the resources we need for everyone to have a great life, but that'll change as arable and livable land becomes more and more scarce. The solution to this is halting and reversing climate change, or making things a lot more sustainable if the damage we (mainly corporations) have done can't be reversed. Or just kill/sterilize people en masse if you ask your average overpopulation believer