World Population Surpasses 8 Billion People, India To Overtake China Next Year

The global population surpassed 8 billion people as of Tuesday, according to a projection from the United Nations.

The organization forecasts that the human race will have a membership of 8.5 billion people by 2030 and 9.7 billion people by 2050, although worldwide fertility rates have reached their lowest levels since 1950. India will surpass China next year as the world’s most populous nation.