[OC] It took 200,000 years for the World population to reach 1 billion people by the year 1800. It has only taken 221 years to grow to nearly 8 billion. This is the current growth in "real time":

[OC] It took 200,000 years for the World population to reach 1 billion people by the year 1800. It has only taken 221 years to grow to nearly 8 billion. This is the current growth in "real time":

[OC] It took 200,000 years for the World population to reach 1 billion people by the year 1800. It has only taken 221 years to grow to nearly 8 billion. This is the current growth in "real time":
from /r/dataisbeautiful