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7,000,000,000 homosapiens now on earth

It's amazing how fast the world population have increased since it reached its first 1 billion in 1800 (211 yrs ago). It took another 125yrs to reach 2 billion in 1925,  3 billion in 1960 (35 yrs), 4 billion in 1974 (14yrs), 5 billion in 1987 (13yrs), 6 billion in 1999 (12yrs) and now, 7 billion in oct 2011.

World population milestones (USCB estimates)
Population
(in billions)		 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Year 1804 1927 1960 1974 1987 1999 2012 2027 2046
Years elapsed –– 123 33 14 13 12 13 15 19 

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