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there to reach 8 billion. As of 2026, the world population is approximately 8.3 billion. However, this figure is only a very rough approximation (see ).

The human population experienced continuous growth following the Great Famine of 1315-1317 and the end of the Black Death in 1350, when it had reached nearly 370 million. The highest global population growth rates,

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