1 November 2011…..1.11.11
7 billion people on Earth
The world’s population will hit 7 billion round about 4.48 am on 1 November 2011 in Australia. The 7 billionth person will most probably be born in India.
Worldometer live stats website:http://www.worldometers.info/
Where do you fit into the 7 billion?
Type in your birthday, country & gender:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-15391515
How many more?
Interesting short video: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-15445092
UN Population Fund website with counter: http://www.7billionandme.org/
According to National Geographic, the “most typical” human face is a 28 year old Han Chinese male, and 9 million fit that description. By 2030 China will lose its top population status and the “most typical” human face will be Indian.http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2011/03/04/worlds-most-typical-person-han-chinese-man/
National Geographic has had a year long focus on population issues:http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/7-billion
And even though there are 7 billion of us, we are all individuals 🙂