People across continents begin their day as the sun rises, with the average wake-up time gathering around 7:00 am local time. By 9:00 am, the majority of the world's population is active and engaged.

The figure for the current world population depends on where you look – not to mention that it’ll most certainly have changed between the time of writing and when you read this article.

WICHITA, Kan. – The population of the United States will have surpassed 341 million by the time the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Day (EST), according to the U.S. Census Bureau.The ...

More than half of the world’s countries and areas have fertility rates that fall below replacement fertility – the 2.1 live births per woman required, in theory, to keep a population stable.