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World Population Milestones

Find a list of world population milestones, from when the total world's population reached 1 billion in 1804 to 7 billion in 2011.

	1 billion in 1804
	2 billion in 1927	(123 years later)
	3 billion in 1960	(33 years later)
	4 billion in 1974	(14 years later)
	5 billion in 1987	(13 years later)
	6 billion in 1999	(12 years later)
	7 billion in 2011	(12 years later)

Source: United Nations Population Division

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