13M views · 44 reactions | Incredible video showing how world population has grown in the last 2,000 years Video by: worldpopulationhistory.org | Metrocosm | Facebook

Science Bulletins: Human Population Through Time It took 200,000 years for our human population to reach 1 billion—and only 200 years to reach 7 billion. But growth has begun slowing, as women have fewer babies on average. When will our global population peak? And how can we minimize our impact on Earth’s resources, even as we approach 11 billion? | American Museum of Natural History