World population hits 8 billion, U.N. says, creating many challenges

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The United Nations says the world's population is projected to hit the 8-billion mark Tuesday, with much of the growth coming from nations in Africa.

Los Angeles lost more residents than any other county in the nation during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, new census data show.

According to the U.N., the population in sub-Saharan Africa is growing at 2.5% per year — more than three times the global average. Some of that can be attributed to people living longer, but family size remains the driving factor. Women in sub-Saharan Africa on average have 4.6 births, twice the current global average of 2.3.

The COP27 U.N. climate summit kicks off on Nov. 6 in Egypt. Here are five reasons for frustration — and hope. Still, some large families “may not have what it takes to actually feed them,” says Eunice Azimi, an insurance broker in Lagos and mother of three.

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