What is the current estimate of our world's population?

Question

Looking for a fairly accurate and recent approximation.

Answer 1

As of June 29, 2008, the world's population is believed to be 6,678,873,050. In line with population projections, this figure continues to grow at rates that were unprecedented before the 20th century, although the rate of increase has almost halved since its peak of 2.2 percent per year, which was reached in 1963. The world's population, on its current growth trajectory, is expected to reach nearly 9 billion by the year 2042.

Answer 2

U.S. 304,472,125

World 6,706,771,530

Recorded: 23:31 GMT (EST+5) Jun 29, 2008

Look at the WORLD population increase: http://www.ibiblio.org/lunarbin/worldpop

It means babies are born every second.