At 11:33 GMT on February 2nd the total number of people in the world was 6901432 611. Two minutes later at 11:35 it was 6901432879. The net population growth so far that day was 104285. That, at least, is according to the Worldometers website, which provides ever-changing data in real time on your screen on a display like a car milometer. The figures for births flicker upwards too rapidly for the eye to follow; the figures for deaths go a little more slowly.
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