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Earth Population and me

  Earth Population and me The Earth's current population is around 7.8 billion inhabitants (December / 2020), source: Animal Planet. I am just one of the billions here.  For most people, it's a big number. That is all. However, in percentage terms, we can appreciate it in a more humanly manageable dimension. The resulting analysis is relatively easier to understand.     Of this 100% total: - 11% are in Europe - 5% are in North America - 9% are in South America - 15% are in Africa - 60% live in Asia     - 49% live in the countryside - 51% live in cities     - 12% speak Chinese - 5% speak Spanish - 5% speak English - 3% speak Arabic - 3% speak Hindi - 3% speak Bengali - 3% speak Portuguese - 2% speak Russian - 2% speak Japanese - 62% speak their own native language.     - 77% have their own or leased house. - 23% do not have a place to live.     - 21% consume more calories than necessary - 63% can eat three full meals. - 15% are ...