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The Earth’s Population is now 8 Billion Strong
By Dana Malcolm
Staff Writer
#Tondo, Manila, November 15, 2022 – On November 14th, the United Nations geared up to launch their eight billion strong campaign knowing that based on their predictions somewhere across the globe the 8 billionth human being would be born in mere hours.
Usually the UN selects a number of babies born within a specific time period to represent the billionth babies. It was only 12 years ago that the population hit seven billion with the birth of Danica May Camacho of the Philippines,
No one has been named by the UN yet, but dubbing November 15th the day of 8 billion, the UN says it will take another 15 years to reach nine billion. This signals a slowdown in the birth rate however, some are concerned about the impact of nine billion people on our ailing planet.
“Global population growth has therefore over time become increasingly concentrated among the world’s poorest countries, most of which are in sub-Saharan Africa,” the UN said, despite this, the organization maintains that it is countries with the highest incomes rather than populations that pose the greatest threat to the environment.
“Even though population growth magnifies the environmental impact of economic development, rising per capita incomes are the main driver of unsustainable patterns of production and consumption. The countries with the highest consumption of material resources and greenhouse gas emissions tend to be those where income per capita is higher, not those where the population is growing rapidly.”
The swift population growth that saw the world’s occupants double in 50 years isn’t expected to last forever in fact it’s expected to significantly slow after nine billion taking over 40 years to reach the 10 billion mark.
The Turks and Caicos will soon be able to analyze its own population trends thanks to the 2022 Census, which though behind schedule, is promising insightful results by mid- 2023.
CAPTION: A baby girl born in Tondo, Manila, is being considered as the symbolic eighth billion person in the world. Vinice Mabansag was born at Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital at 1:29 am (local time). Her birth was celebrated by the Philippines’ Commission on Population and Development, which posted photos pf the baby girl and her mother on Facebook. It has taken 12 years for one billion people to be added to the global population, with India on the cusp of overtaking China as the world’s most populous country next year.