Population may be vastly undercounted, study claims
independent.co.uk
independent.co.uk
>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.