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It is expected that the world population which in 2023 is 7,600 million reaches 8,600 million in 2030 and exceeds 9,000 millions for 2050and that it will even be 11.2 billion by the year 2100, based on a new report from the United Nations Organization (UN) that was published just a few hours ago.
Each year it is estimated that approximately 83 million people join the world population and it is expected that, if this trend continues for 2050 Earth will be populated by more than 9 billion peopleeven if fertility levels continue to decline.
These findings were published as part of the study of the UN which bears the name “The World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision“, which was released by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the world organization and which provides a comprehensive review of global demographic trends and prospects for the future. The information is essential to guide policies aimed at achieving the goals new Sustainable Development Goals.
LIST of countries where the world population will grow the most in the coming years
According to the new study from the UN which details that the world population will increase to more than 9,000 million of people for 2050also detailed the list of countries that will be the most populous in the future according to the demographic projections of this research and are ordered by their expected contribution to total growth.
- China
- India (expected to surpass China in population by 2024)
- Nigeria (the country that is growing the most in population)
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Pakistan
- Ethiopia
- Republic of Tanzania
- United States (projected to be the third most populous nation by 2050)
- Uganda
- Indonesia
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