The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs announced that the world’s population will reach eight billion on November 15, and also predicts that India will replace China as the most populous country in 2023.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement that while the world’s population is expected to reach eight billion, it was “a reminder of our shared responsibility to care for our planet and a moment to reflect on our obligations to each other that we all do not honor yet,” without naming specific cases.

It is also “an opportunity to celebrate our diversity, recognize our common humanity and express our admiration for advances in health care that have increased life expectancy and significantly reduced maternal and child mortality,” Guterres said.

According to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, world population is currently growing at the slowest rate since 1950. In 2030, it could reach about 8.5 billion people, and in 2050 – 9.7 billion people, and the expected peak is about 10.4 billion people. 2080 to stay at that level until 2100.