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World Population hits the 8 billion mark, historic milestone for humanity | Oneindia News

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World Population hits the 8 billion mark, historic milestone for humanity | Oneindia News

World Population hits the 8 billion mark, historic milestone for humanity | Oneindia News

Earth now has eight billion people living on it, according to a report by The United Nations.

But the interesting part is that the next billion people are projected to come from only eight countries, Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines and Tanzania.

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