Earth's eight billionth resident is estimated to have been born today.
While the world population is the highest it's ever been, its growth rate is the slowest in over 70 years, according to United Nations data as part of World Population Day 2022.
Even so, the population rate fell below one percent in 2020, due to a reduced birth rate, likely a result of improved education on contraception. What countries are growing the fastest? The two fastest growing regions are East and Southeast Asia and Central and South Asia. The former is home to 2.3 billion people, while the later has a population of 2.1 billion.
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