World population tops 7 billion

World population tops 7 billion

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoko Ikegami, head of the U.N. Population Fund's Tokyo office, holds a certificate for a baby who was born on Oct. 31, 2011, as ''one of the 7 billionth babies'' during a press conference held the same day in Tokyo. The New York-based UNFPA estimates that the world's population exceeded 7 billion on Oct. 31, 2011. (Kyodo)

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