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World population

Question 1

How many people have been born since the first humans lived on Earth?

Question 2

Will there be too many humans on Earth one day?

Question 3

Will AIDS wipe out the population of Africa?

Question 4

Are there more men or more women in the world?

Question 5

The world population is over 6.5 billion. According to the United Nations, this figure was reached on 19 December 2005. But can we be sure? What is the margin of error?

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