Six degrees of separation between us and everyone else on this planet. The President of the United States, a gondolier in Venice, just fill in the names. I find it A) extremely comforting that we're so close, and B) like Chinese water torture that we're so close because you have to find the right six people to make the right connection...
7.5 Billion (2017) The current world population is 7.5 billion as of March 2017 according to the most recent United Nations estimates elaborated by Worldometers. The term World Population refers to the human population (the total number of humans currently living) of the world.
Currently the world population is about 6 billion and is projected to reach 10 billion by 2040, based on the present growth rate of 1.5 percent per year (PRB, 1995). This excessive number. should signal a call for action concerning resource use and management.