Global Population

World population will peak at 10.3 billion in the 2080s, says UN

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World population will peak at 10.3 billion in the 2080s, says UN

Earth’s population will peak in the mid-2080s at around 10.3 billion people, then drop slightly to a level much lower than anticipated a decade ago, the United Nations said. The current population of 8.2 billion people will rise to that maximum over the next 60 years, then dip to 10.2 billion by the end of … Read more

World population could peak at 10.3B by 2080s: UN – National

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World population could peak at 10.3B by 2080s: UN – National

The world’s population is expected to grow by more than 2 billion people in the next decades and peak in the 2080s at around 10.3 billion, a new report by the United Nations said Thursday. The report — released on World Population Day — says the global population is then expected to decline to around … Read more