There are 8 billion people on Earth, but soon we’ll hit a decline we might never reverse | ABC News

The United Nations estimates that on November 15, the world will have a population of 8 billion people.
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China remains the biggest country for now. But India will overtake it very soon. And Africa is growing faster than anywhere else. ABC Data Analyst Casey Briggs finds out what this will mean for the future.
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