World population exceeds 6 billion people 1999.08.15

The world population counter, which is displayed on the Internet by the U.S. Department of Commerce and Statistics, topped six billion people at Japan time on July 19. According to the World Population report released in January 1999, the world population, which reached one billion people in 1804, has continued to increase at an accelerated pace even after it surpassed three billion people in 1960. It expects to reach approximately 8 billion people in 2025 and about 9.3 billion in 2050.