igeria, Bangladesh, the Russian Federation and Japan) have 22% of the world population (1.6 billion). The population of the European Union (around 500 million) represents almost 7% of the world&rsquo;s population, while the population of Slovenia (just over 2 million) represents less than 0.03% of the world&rsquo;s population. Table 1: Top ten countries ranked by population, 2015 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Data Base Growing cities More than half of the world population lives in cities. According to the United Nations the share will continue to grow and is expected to exceed 65% in 2050. The share of urban population is the highest in North America (close to 82%) and the lowest in Africa (40%). The share in Slovenia is around 50% and in Europe 73%.
This year the world population will grow by 77 million The United Nations proclaimed 11 July the World Population Day in 1989, i.e. two years after the world population exceeded five billion. The day is dedicated to a global consideration of important issues related to population and drawing attention to these issues. The Earth is now home to more than 7.25 billion people. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, every minute about 255 people are born and about 109 people die. In 2015, the world population will thus grow by about 77 million. More than a third of the world population (36% or 2.6 billion) lives in China and India. The next eight largest countries in terms of population (USA, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan