It is most likely to be in a developing country, probably Africa or South-East Asia, but it could be anywhere, in your street, town or city. There have only been five other children like him or her. Notice their births are getting closer together. According to one estimate, at 1833 GMT on Monday 9 August the six billionth person will enter the world. There are several estimates as to when this event will occur.
Some population counters on the Internet say it happened last month.
The United Nations says it will not take place until October. The seven billionth person could be born in 2012 Whoever is right, and next Monday seems as good an estimate as any, it is a significant event. The human population reached a billion in 1800. Since then the billion marks have been coming at an ever-increasing rate. The five billionth person is 12 years old, the four billionth is 24, the three billionth is 39 and the two billionth is 69 years old.