Yale Environment 360: The current world population of 7.3 billion is expected to reach 8.5 billion by 2030, 9.7 billion by 2050, and 11.2 billion in 2100, according to a United Nations report released today. The revised U.N. estimates counter previous projections, which had said that global population would peak at roughly 9 billion by 2050, then gradually decline. Most growth will occur in developing regions, the new report says, especially Africa, which is expected to account for more than half of the world’s population......
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Global Population Projected to Reach 11 Billion by 2100, U.N. Estimates
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on July 29th, 2015
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