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World Population Day: India will overtake China in 2023, says the UN
The world population is projected to reach eight billion later this year but the growth rate is slowing to the lowest level since 1950. Surprisingly, over half of the population growth in the next three decades will be seen only in eight countries, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, and the Philippines. That’s because fertility rates are falling below the replacement rate, 2.1 children per woman, in most developed countries. The lowest is China’s 1.15, whose population is due to begin declining next year. Then India is expected to become the world’s most populous country with over 1.4 billion population. While fertility rates are declining, life expectancy is increasing, which makes the population age even faster. In fact, the global average life expectancy is projected to reach 77 by 2050, which will increase the population aged 65 and older to 16% from 10% now. Will human ingenuity be able to cope with both global warming and population aging at the same time?
Enjoy reading the article and learn about what the global population is and will be like.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-62126413
World Population Day: India will overtake China in 2023, says the UN
The world population is projected to reach eight billion later this year but the growth rate is slowing to the lowest level since 1950. Surprisingly, over half of the population growth in the next three decades will be seen only in eight countries, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, and the Philippines. That’s because fertility rates are falling below the replacement rate, 2.1 children per woman, in most developed countries. The lowest is China’s 1.15, whose population is due to begin declining next year. Then India is expected to become the world’s most populous country with over 1.4 billion population. While fertility rates are declining, life expectancy is increasing, which makes the population age even faster. In fact, the global average life expectancy is projected to reach 77 by 2050, which will increase the population aged 65 and older to 16% from 10% now. Will human ingenuity be able to cope with both global warming and population aging at the same time?
Enjoy reading the article and learn about what the global population is and will be like.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-62126413
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