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  1. Jul 11, 2024 · The global population reached nearly 8.2 billion by mid-2024 and is expected to grow by another two billion over the next 60 years, peaking at around 10.3 billion in the mid-2080s. It will then fall to around 10.2 billion, which is 700 million lower than expected a decade ago. That’s just one of the key findings revealed in Thursday’s World ...

  2. Mar 30, 2023 · For instance, in 2022, the United Nations estimated that the world population would reach 9.7 billion by 2050 and rise to 10.4 billion by 2100. U.N. estimates from a decade ago suggested the ...

  3. Global population growth peaked in the 1960s at over 2% per year. Since then, rates have more than halved, falling to less than 1%. The UN expects rates to continue to fall until the end of the century. In fact, towards the end of the century, it projects negative growth, meaning the global population will shrink instead of grow.

  4. Aug 6, 2024 · According to UN population projection, the world's population will continue to grow for another 60 years, reaching 10.3 billion. The global population has risen very rapidly. “The world population has doubled during the lifetime of people aged 50 and almost quadrupled during the lifespan of people aged 70 and over,” noted Terje Trasberg, team lead of population and education statistics at ...

  5. The current world population of 7.6 billion is expected to reach 8.6 billion in 2030, 9.8 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion in 2100, according to a new United Nations report being launched today.

  6. Jul 11, 2024 · Global life expectancy is projected to reach 81.7 years in 2100. As life expectancies increase and fertility rates decrease, the world’s population will grow older. Projections show that those ...

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  8. Jul 11, 2024 · Falling fertility rates are driving this slowdown in population growth. Although the global population is expected to increase for many more decades, the population growth rate is slowing rapidly. This is driven by a dramatic reduction in fertility rates, which measure the average number of children per woman.

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