The United Nations expects the world’s population to grow by another two billion people by 2050 — or from the current 7.7 billion to 9.7 billion.
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs’ “World Population Prospects” published the report. The world’s population is seen to increase to 11 billion in 2100.
The report says that by 2050, more than half of the world’s population growth will be concentrated in just nine countries: India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Congo, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Indonesia, Egypt and the United States.
China which is currently the most populated country will experience a 2.2 percent drop, said the report.
The report also notes that deaths will outnumber new births in Belarus, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Russia, Serbia and Ukraine, but inflow of immigrants will compensate the population decline.
Life expectancy will be longer in 2050. Average life span will be 77 years-old compared to 2019’s 72 years-old.
