Population may be vastly undercounted, study claims (independent.co.uk) 1 points by Vox_Leone 1y ago ↗ HN
[–] dsq 1y ago ↗ From the article:>40 per cent of the world's 8.2 billion people live in rural areas>the rural population is underestimated by halfBased on the first statement: 8.2*0.4=3.28 billion rural globally;And according to the second statement, there re actually twice as many, so another 3.28 billion people, or:8.2+3.28=over 11 billion in total on Earth.
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[ 2.0 ms ] story [ 11.7 ms ] thread>40 per cent of the world's 8.2 billion people live in rural areas
>the rural population is underestimated by half
Based on the first statement: 8.2*0.4=3.28 billion rural globally;
And according to the second statement, there re actually twice as many, so another 3.28 billion people, or:
8.2+3.28=over 11 billion in total on Earth.