the earth's human population reached six billion on october 12, 1999.
the earth's human population reached six billion on october 12, 1999.
when did the earth's human population reach six billion?
october 12 , 1999
the day of six billion









































the united nations population fund designated october 12, 1999 as the approximate day on which world population reached six billion following the birth of adnan mević, the first son of fatima helać and jasminko mević, in sarajevo, bosnia. it was officially designated the day of six billion.
the day of six billion
the united nations population fund designated 12 october 1999 as the approximate day on which the world population reached six billion. it was officially designated "the day of six billion". demographers do not universally accept this date as being exact. in fact there has been subsequent research which places the day of six billion nearer to 18 june or 19 june 1999. the international programs division of the united states census bureau estimated that the world population reached six billion on 21 april 1999. united nations population fund spokesman omar gharzeddine disputed the date of the day of six billion by stating, "the u.n. marked the '6 billionth' [person] in 1999, and then a couple of years later the population division itself reassessed its calculations and said, actually, no, it was in 1998."
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