From 1978 to 2018, the human population grew from 4.3 billion people to 7.6 billion people. That's over a 44% increase.
The last 2 years alone, the human population increased by 1.2 billion.
The last 2 years alone, the human population increased by 1.2 billion.
1.2 billion people ago was 2006 or 2007.