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World Population MilestonesAccording to the most recent United Nations estimates, the humanpopulation of the world is expected to reach 8 billion people in the
spring of 202!
World population reached " #illion on $ctober %&, 20&&! 'he U( )ensus #ureau made a lower estimate, for which the "billion mar* was onl+ reached on March &2, 20&2!
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Asia is the most populous continent, with its !2 billion inhabitantsaccounting for o4er 05 of the world population! Africa is the
second6most6populated continent, with around & billion people, or&5 of the world7s population! urope7s "%% million people ma*e up&&5 of the world7s population, while the 9atin American and)aribbean regions are home to around 00 million /.51! NorthernAmerica, primaril+ consisting of the United (tates and )anada, has apopulation of around %2 million /51, and $ceania, the least6populated region, has about % million inhabitants /0!51!
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9anguage > <eligion 'he world7s most6spo*en -rst languages are Mandarin )hinese /spo*en b+ &2!5 of the world7s population1, (panish /!851,nglish /!8%51, Arabic /%!251 and ?industani /2!851!
'he world7s largest religion is )hristianit+, whose adherents accountfor %%!%5 of the global population@ :slam is the second6largestreligion, accounting for 22!%5, and ?induism the third, accountingfor &%!"85!!