Nearly 70 per cent of the world's countries have seen their populations double since 1960, Daily Mail can reveal.
Mesmerising charts show how the global population has rocketed to exceed 8billion, despite global birth rates plummeting to all-time lows.
The United Arab Emirates and Qatar saw the largest leaps during the period, of over around 8,000 per cent, to 10.8m and 2.8m, respectively.
Eight countries saw their population decrease, with Bulgaria recording the biggest fall (-18 per cent).
India – home to 1.45billion people – officially overtook China to top spot in 2023, with its population having tripled in size since the 60s.
