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Our crowded planet: Earth's population will peak at 10.3 BILLION in the mid-2080s, scientists predict
In the 75 years since the 1950s, the Earth's population has more than tripled to a staggering 8.2 billion people. Now, the UN's World Population Prospects 2024 report suggests that our planet's population will grow by more than two billion …