On 1st January 2002 the governments of the world got together and counted how many people there are on Earth. In total living on the Earth are...

6,200,000,000 people. That number is 6 billion 200 million!

22 people would speak 22 people would speak ChineseChinese9 people would speak 9 people would speak EnglishEnglish8 people would speak Hindi8 people would speak Hindi

7 people would speak 7 people would speak SpanishSpanish

4 people would speak 4 people would speak BengaliBengali

4 people would speak Arabic4 people would speak Arabic

3 people would speak 3 people would speak PortuguesePortuguese3 people would speak Russian3 people would speak Russian

32 people would be 32 people would be ChristiansChristians19 people would be Muslim19 people would be Muslim

13 people would be Hindus13 people would be Hindus

12 people would be follow folk religions12 people would be follow folk religions

6 people would be Buddhists6 people would be Buddhists

1 person would be Jewish1 person would be Jewish

2 people would be follow other global 2 people would be follow other global religions like Sikhism or Shintoismreligions like Sikhism or Shintoism

15 people would be non religious15 people would be non religious

50 people in the village don’t have a 50 people in the village don’t have a reliable reliable source of food and are hungry some or source of food and are hungry some or all of the time!all of the time!Another 20 people in the village are Another 20 people in the village are close to starving.close to starving.

Only 30 people in the village always have Only 30 people in the village always have enough to eat.enough to eat.

The richest 20 people earn over The richest 20 people earn over £5,600 per year - that is roughly £15 £5,600 per year - that is roughly £15 a daya day

The poorest 20 people each have The poorest 20 people each have less than 65p a day! This is not less than 65p a day! This is not enough to buy the food and shelter enough to buy the food and shelter that they need.that they need.