Brian Walsh: 8 billion is the highest number of people ever. He says it's a day that really marks just how big this human population has gotten. Some worry we're headed towards a future where there will be too few people, he says. "We've already passed more people than the earth can really support"
The United Nations says humanity has reached 8 billion, but Western nations are worried about population decline. Africa isn’t, though. The continent is about to shape the rest of the century.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Efim Shapiro and Cristian Ayala, and edited by Sean Rameswaram who also hosted.
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