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http://www.thirdage.com/news/7-billion-people-mark-for-earth_10-18-20117 Billion People Mark For Earth.
7 billion people will inhabit the Earth as of October 31, according to United Nations estimates as reported by the Associated Press.
On that day, the seven billionth person will be born and the Press Association expects that the world’s population will hit the eight billion mark by 2025 and 10 million by 2083.
John Bongaarts, vice-president of the Population Council, said that rapid population growth would devastate the environment.
"Rapid population growth is leading to fresh-water shortages and ground-water depletion, particularly in densely populated countries in the developing world," Mr Bongaarts said in a podcast for Woodrow Wilson Centre's New Security Beat blog as quoted by the Press Association. "Steadily increasing population also contributes to pollution of both local and global environments."
In addition, the Associated Press reported that Bongaarts said that while richer countries can manage such surges in population, it is poorer countries that would have devastating effects.
On the other hand, Babatunde Osotimehin, executive director of the UN Population Fund, said that the seven billionth mark should be a call to action.
“It’s an opportunity to bring the issues of population, women’s rights and family planning back to centre stage,” he said. “There are 215 million women worldwide who need family planning and don’t get it. If we can change that, and these women can take charge of their lives, we’ll have a better world.”

