Question

In what year did the global population reach approximately 6 billion?

Options

• 1950

• 2000

• 2010

• 1975

Answer 1

The global population reached approximately 6 billion by 2000, representing a threefold increase from 2 billion in 1900. This milestone marks a century of unprecedented population growth, primarily driven by improvements in healthcare, sanitation, and nutrition that reduced mortality rates while birth rates remained high.