Editing 2020s (section)

===Population===
* The population of [[Egypt]] reached 100 million in February 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Egypt's population hits 100 million |url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200212-egypts-population-hits-100-million/ |website=Middle East Monitor |date=12 February 2020 |access-date=18 February 2020 |archive-date=18 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218220000/https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200212-egypts-population-hits-100-million/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
* The [[world population]] reached 8 billion in November 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Victor |first=Daniel |date=2022-11-15 |title=World Population Reaches 8 Billion, U.N. Says |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/15/world/world-population-8-billion.html |access-date=2022-11-16 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* [[Population growth]], life expectancy and birth rates declined globally in the early 2020s, driven by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Birthrates are declining globally – here's why it matters |url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/06/birthrates-declining-globally-why-matters/ |access-date=2022-01-12 |website=World Economic Forum |date=15 June 2021}}</ref>
* [[India]] surpassed [[China]] and became the most-populous country in April 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ellis-Petersen |first=Hannah |date=2023-04-24 |title=India overtakes China to become world's most populous country |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/24/india-overtakes-china-to-become-worlds-most-populous-country |access-date=2 September 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>