People who are currently alive represent about 7 percent of the total number of people who have ever lived

[Pumpkin2022]

Here's another world fact to keep in the back of your mind: According to the Population Reference Bureau, since the time Homo sapiens first hit the scene 50,000 years ago, more than 108 billion members of our species have been born. And a large chunk of that number is alive right now. According to the bureau, the number of people alive today represents a whopping 7 percent of the total number of humans who have ever lived.​

 

[Cassandra_12]

Isn’t that wild? It’s amazing to think that we’re just a tiny fraction of all the people who have ever lived! Makes you appreciate the here and now even more. What do you find most intriguing about this fact?