World population is projected to grow from 8.2 billion to a peak of 10.3 billion in 2080s, U.N. says
5 months, 1 week ago

World population is projected to grow from 8.2 billion to a peak of 10.3 billion in 2080s, U.N. says

LA Times  

People take smartphone photos of the crowd on a street near Tiananmen Square as visitors gather to watch a flag-raising ceremony on the National Day in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2023. 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 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 major shift from a decade ago, a new report by the United Nations said Thursday. U.N. Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development Navid Hanif told a news conference launching the report that the expectation the world’s population in 2100 will be lower than anticipated “represents a major shift compared to a decade ago, with important policy implications for the sustainability of our planet.” According to the report, in 2024 population has already peaked in 63 countries and territories, including China, Germany, Japan and Russia. Kathleen Mogelgaard, president and CEO of the Washington-based Population Institute, said Thursday’s new estimates underscore “an increasing demographic divide around the world.” While it identified more than 100 countries and territories whose populations have already peaked or will do so in the next 30 years, she said, it shows even more where population will keep growing, many of them among the world’s poorest nations.

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India as the world’s population billionaire
5 months ago

India as the world’s population billionaire

Hindustan Times  

Anxieties over population size and the Earth’s carrying capacity have died down, given the signs of the global population tending towards stability. The rest of the world, consisting of 126 countries, is likely to experience population growth till it attains national peaks only by the end of this century. India could help sustain populations in many other countries through immigration …

India’s population to peak at 1.7bn in 2060s, decline afterwards; China and Japan’s population to reduce significantly
5 months, 1 week ago

India’s population to peak at 1.7bn in 2060s, decline afterwards; China and Japan’s population to reduce significantly

Live Mint  

India’s population will most likely peak at 1.7 billion in the early 2060s and is projected to decline after that by 12 per cent. However, according to the World Population Prospects 2024 report released on July 11, the population is expected to decline to 10.2 billion people by the end of this century. The population is currently estimated at 1.45 …

India's population to peak in early 2060s to 1.7 billion before declining: UN
5 months, 1 week ago

India's population to peak in early 2060s to 1.7 billion before declining: UN

Deccan Chronicle  

United Nations: India's population is projected to peak in the early 2060s at about 1.7 billion and then decline by 12 per cent, but the country will remain the world's most populous throughout the century, the United Nations has said. "The population of India, which is expected to remain the world's largest throughout the century, will likely decline by 12 …

India's population to peak in early 2060s to 1.7 billion before declining: United Nations
5 months, 1 week ago

India's population to peak in early 2060s to 1.7 billion before declining: United Nations

The Hindu  

“India’s population is projected to peak in the early 2060s at about 1.7 billion and then decline by 12%, but India will remain the world’s most populous country throughout the century,” the United Nations has said. "The population of India, which is expected to remain the world’s largest throughout the century, will likely decline by 12% after reaching its peak …

India's population to peak in early 2060s to 1.7 billion before declining: UN
5 months, 1 week ago

India's population to peak in early 2060s to 1.7 billion before declining: UN

Hindustan Times  

By Yoshita Singh India's population to peak in early 2060s to 1.7 billion before declining: UN United Nations, India's population is projected to peak in the early 2060s at about 1.7 billion and then decline by 12 per cent, but the country will remain the world's most populous throughout the century, the United Nations has said. "The population of India, …

World population is projected to grow from 8.2 billion to a peak of 10.3 billion in 2080s, UN says
5 months, 1 week ago

World population is projected to grow from 8.2 billion to a peak of 10.3 billion in 2080s, UN says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to the World Population Prospects 2024 report, the …

World Population Day: A case of people versus population
5 months, 1 week ago

World Population Day: A case of people versus population

The Hindu  

July 11 has been observed as World Population Day since 1989 after the global population crossed the five billion mark. This writer wrote the article, “Myths about Population Growth”, which was published in this daily on World Population Day — when India crossed the 100 crore mark. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries with a per capita income …

China’s population dip is a global concern
11 months ago

China’s population dip is a global concern

Hindustan Times  

China’s population fell by 2.08 million in 2023, a decline for the second straight year, the country’s National Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday. Add the decline of 850,000 in 2022, and it means that the population of the world’s second most populous nation has declined by nearly three million in two years. Given that China’s elderly population, aged 60 and …

World population up 75 million this year, topping 8 billion by Jan. 1
11 months, 3 weeks ago

World population up 75 million this year, topping 8 billion by Jan. 1

LA Times  

People look up at Christmas lights while strolling around downtown Lisbon’s Chiado neighborhood last week. The world population grew by 75 million people over the last year and on New Year’s Day it will stand at more than 8 billion people, according to figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday. The U.S. added 1.7 million people and will …

Australia's population is set to skyrocket in the next decade - here are the cities where the numbers will soar the most
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Australia's population is set to skyrocket in the next decade - here are the cities where the numbers will soar the most

Daily Mail  

Australia's population is tipped to swell by four million people during the coming decade - even as overseas immigration slows down. Australia's population is tipped to swell by four million people during the coming decade - even as overseas immigration slows down Victoria was tipped to see its population rise by 20 per cent or 1.389million people during the coming …

World’s population has passed 8 billion, says US Census Bureau
1 year, 1 month ago

World’s population has passed 8 billion, says US Census Bureau

The Independent  

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Feeling crowded yet? The US Census Bureau estimates the world’s population has passed 8 billion
1 year, 1 month ago

Feeling crowded yet? The US Census Bureau estimates the world’s population has passed 8 billion

Associated Press  

The human species has topped 8 billion, with longer lifespans offsetting fewer births, but world population growth continues a long-term trend of slowing down, the U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday. While world population growth remains brisk, growing from 6 billion to 8 billion since the turn of the millennium, the rate has slowed since doubling between 1960 and 2000. Fertility …

World Population Day 2023: Why is it celebrated? All you need to know
1 year, 5 months ago

World Population Day 2023: Why is it celebrated? All you need to know

Hindustan Times  

The World Population Day is observed every year on July 11 in order to raise awareness about the global population issues, including population control. To more sustainably address the needs of individuals, policymakers must understand how many people are living on the planet, where they are, how old they are, and how many people will come after them.” The theme …

World Population Day 2023: Theme, history, significance and all you need to know
1 year, 5 months ago

World Population Day 2023: Theme, history, significance and all you need to know

Firstpost  

The day is observed to address various population-related issues and make the world a better place by making small collective efforts. Also, it raises awareness about overpopulation hazards and never-ending risks World Population Day is marked on 11 July every year. This day is observed in order to address issues and make the world a better place by making small …

World Population Day: What will the world look like in 2050?
1 year, 5 months ago

World Population Day: What will the world look like in 2050?

Al Jazeera  

Over the past year, the world population officially hit eight billion, and India surpassed China to become the world’s most populous country. The animation below shows how the world’s population tripled from 2.5 billion people in 1950 to 8 billion in 2022. World population’s billion milestones The global population has increased eightfold since 1800, from an estimated one billion in …

World Population Day 2023: Date, history, significance
1 year, 5 months ago

World Population Day 2023: Date, history, significance

Hindustan Times  

World Population Day 2023: The global population is rising by the minute. World Population Day is a reminder to work and keep on striving to put in efforts in those areas to make things better for each and every one living on the planet. World Population Day is celebrated every year to create awareness and inform people of the issues …

Firm course charted for modernization
1 year, 6 months ago

Firm course charted for modernization

China Daily  

SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY Fresh model to counter low birthrate, aging population China's new demographic development model, which prioritizes improving the overall quality of people's lives and the workforce, will help propel modernization, officials and experts said. Zhang Xuyin, deputy head of the China Population and Development Research Center, said, "The meeting sent a strong signal from China's top central leadership …

Firm course charted for modernization
1 year, 6 months ago

Firm course charted for modernization

China Daily  

SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY Fresh model to counter low birthrate, aging population China's new demographic development model, which prioritizes improving the overall quality of people's lives and the workforce, will help propel modernization, officials and experts said. Zhang Xuyin, deputy head of the China Population and Development Research Center, said, "The meeting sent a strong signal from China's top central leadership …

‘Demographics is destiny’, says Elon Musk on India becoming world’s most populous country
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Demographics is destiny’, says Elon Musk on India becoming world’s most populous country

Op India  

Twitter CEO Elon Musk on reacted to the recent United Nations projections that India will overtake China as the world’s most populous country on July 1. Demographics is destiny — Elon Musk April 22, 2023 Responding to a tweet by ‘World of Statistics’ which gave projected country-wise population, Musk said, “Demographics is destiny.” Recently, the UN projected that India now …

India’s population will pass China’s soon, but when exactly?
1 year, 8 months ago

India’s population will pass China’s soon, but when exactly?

Associated Press  

India should surpass China’s population midway through this year, according to the latest projection from the United Nations. The last update to the data used for these calculations for both India and China was July 2022, said Sara Hertog, a U.N. population affairs officer in New York. The demographers then use a statistical technique to infer when India’s population has …

India will pass China to be most populous nation by mid-2023
1 year, 8 months ago

India will pass China to be most populous nation by mid-2023

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India is on track to surpass China by mid-2023 as the world’s most populous nation, United Nations data said Wednesday, raising questions about whether a booming, young Indian population will fuel economic growth for years to come. While India’s 254 million people between ages 15 and 24 is the largest number in the world, China is struggling …

India to overtake China in population by July 1: UN
1 year, 8 months ago

India to overtake China in population by July 1: UN

Hindustan Times  

The United Nations expects India’s population to touch 1.429 billion latest by July 1, which will make it the most populous country in the world for the first time. “What we can say is that China’s population reached its peak last year and started to decline, and that while India’s population is growing, its rate of population growth has been …

India’s population to grow for next 30 decades before declining: UN
1 year, 8 months ago

India’s population to grow for next 30 decades before declining: UN

Live Mint  

After winning the title of being the most populous country in the world, India will continue to expand, in terms of population, for the next three decades, according to UN projections. As per the analysis done by the United Nations' World Population Prospects-2022, India's population is expected to swell up to 166.8 crores by 2050, whereas, China's population would shrink …

UN: India's population will be world's largest by mid-year
1 year, 8 months ago

UN: India's population will be world's largest by mid-year

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy India is on track to …

India to overtake China’s population this year by 2.9 million, shows UN estimate
1 year, 8 months ago

India to overtake China’s population this year by 2.9 million, shows UN estimate

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: India is on its way to become the world’s most populous country, overtaking China with almost 3 million more people in the middle of this year, data released on Wednesday by the United Nations showed. The demographic data from the United Nations Population Fund’s “State of World Population Report, 2023” estimates India’s population at 1,428.6 million or 1.4286 …

India’s population to edge ahead of China’s by mid-2023, says U.N.
1 year, 8 months ago

India’s population to edge ahead of China’s by mid-2023, says U.N.

The Hindu  

India is set to overtake China to become the world’s most populous country by the middle of 2023, according to data released by the United Nations. At a time when there have been increasing calls for imposing a two-child norm in India by various political leaders, and some States such as Assam have issued an order in 2021 to bar …

India to have 2.9 million more people than China by mid-2023: UN
1 year, 8 months ago

India to have 2.9 million more people than China by mid-2023: UN

Al Jazeera  

UNFPA data estimates India’s population at 1.4286 billion against 1.4257 billion for China by the middle of the year. The demographic data released on Wednesday by the United Nations Population Fund estimates India’s population at 1.4286 billion against 1.4257 billion for China. UN population officials have said it was not possible to specify a date due to “uncertainty” about the …

Explained | Why is China’s population shrinking?
1 year, 11 months ago

Explained | Why is China’s population shrinking?

The Hindu  

The story so far: China’s National Bureau of Statistics announced on January 17, 2023 that the country’s population had fallen by 8,50,000 in the year 2022. Birth rates in China have declined since the 1980s and in the wake of the “one-child policy”, which introduced harsh measures such as forced abortions and high financial penalties. Editorial | Aging factory: On …

China's population is now inexorably shrinking, bringing forward the day the planet's population turns down
1 year, 11 months ago

China's population is now inexorably shrinking, bringing forward the day the planet's population turns down

ABC  

China's National Bureau of Statistics has confirmed what researchers such as myself have long suspected — that 2022 was the year China's population turned down, the first time that has happened since the great famine brought on by Chinese leader Mao Zedong in 1959-1961. When the total fertility rate is as low as China's has been for a long time, …

What will China's population drop mean for the world?
1 year, 11 months ago

What will China's population drop mean for the world?

BBC  

What will China's population drop mean for the world? Getty Images BBC Future answers five key questions about China's recent population decline and what it might mean for global demographic trends. According to the UN's World Population Prospects report for 2022, China's population was predicted to decline in 2023 – the reduction recently revealed by the country's census had been …

China’s population falls for the first time in 60 years
1 year, 11 months ago

China’s population falls for the first time in 60 years

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy China’s population has fallen for …

India may overtake China as world’s most populous nation
1 year, 11 months ago

India may overtake China as world’s most populous nation

Live Mint  

As China's birth rate hits an all-time low in 2022, India is poised to overtake the Communist giant as the world's most populous country in the next few years. The National Bureau of Statistics announcement comes at a time when China's economic growth fell to its second-lowest in five decades, registering a paltry three per cent increase in 2022. China’s …

China's population dips 1st time since 1960s, India likely to overtake soon
1 year, 11 months ago

China's population dips 1st time since 1960s, India likely to overtake soon

Hindustan Times  

The world's most populous country, China, saw its population dwindle last year for the first time in six decades, the National Bureau of Statistics revealed on Tuesday. In 2022, China's birth rate was 6.77 births per 1,000 people, down from a rate of 7.52 births in the previous year and as a result, marked the lowest birth rate on record, …

In landmark shift, China’s population declines in 2022
1 year, 11 months ago

In landmark shift, China’s population declines in 2022

The Hindu  

China’s population declined by 8,50,000 in 2022, the first such fall since a nationwide famine in 1961, marking a landmark demographic shift for the world’s second-largest economy. If the last population drop six decades ago was a result of a devastating famine caused by Mao Zedong’s failed “Great Leap Forward” campaign, the current trends reflect changing social values in China …

China’s population shrinks for first time in over 60 years
1 year, 11 months ago

China’s population shrinks for first time in over 60 years

Al Jazeera  

China’s population has fallen for the first time since 1961 when the country battled the worst famine in its modern history under Mao Zedong’s disastrous agricultural policy. The new figures mark the first fall in China’s population since 1961, when the country battled the worst famine in its modern history, caused by Mao Zedong’s disastrous agricultural policy known as the …

联合国：世界人口达到80亿
2 years, 1 month ago

联合国：世界人口达到80亿

China Daily  

据联合国《世界人口展望2022》报告称，11月15日，地球人口步入“80亿时代”。人口数量增加，从一个侧面反映了人类文明的进步，与此同时，资源消耗、环境污染、城市化等因素正带来持续生态压力。 Pedestrians are seen in Tokyo Station in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 15, 2022. The world's population is projected to reach 8 billion on Tuesday, Nov. 15, the United Nations reminded the international community on Monday. 联合国在新闻稿中说，这是人类发展史上的一个里程碑。全球人口前所未有的增长归因于公共卫生、营养、个人卫生以及医药的改善使人类寿命逐渐延长。 While it took the global population 12 years to grow from 7 to 8 billion, it will take approximately 15 years, until 2037, for …

Eight billion people and counting: Why it's harmful to control population
2 years, 1 month ago

Eight billion people and counting: Why it's harmful to control population

Firstpost  

While eight billion people is a significant milestone for the world, its magnitude is misleading. The population growth rate peaked 50 years ago and is now less than one per cent per year The world’s population hit eight billion people on 15 November, according to the United Nation. Elon Musk has said that “population collapse due to low fertility rates …

World Population hits 8 billion, creating many challenges
2 years, 1 month ago

World Population hits 8 billion, creating many challenges

Associated Press  

LAGOS, Nigeria — The world’s population will likely hit an estimated 8 billion people on Tuesday, according to a United Nations projection, with much of the growth coming from developing nations in Africa. Nigeria is among eight countries the U.N says will account for more than half the world’s population growth between now and 2050 — along with fellow African …

How the current world population reached 8 million... and what it means for Earth
2 years, 1 month ago

How the current world population reached 8 million... and what it means for Earth

Daily Mail  

Next year, India will match and start to overtake the Chinese population figure of 1.4 billion Half of this next billion are expected to come from just eight countries, with five of them in Africa The global population reached seven billion in 2011, and is projected to reach nine billion in 15 years time This is due to increasing life …

World Population reaches 8 billion mark today; India will surpass China in 2023, says U.N.
2 years, 1 month ago

World Population reaches 8 billion mark today; India will surpass China in 2023, says U.N.

The Hindu  

A baby born somewhere on Tuesday will be the world's eighth billionth person, according to a projection by the United Nations. Watch | How the world population grew over 12,000 years The U.N. attributes the growth to human development, with people living longer thanks to improvements in public health, nutrition, personal hygiene and medicine. However, after a peak in the …

Learning to live together, all eight billion of us
2 years, 1 month ago

Learning to live together, all eight billion of us

The Hindu  

The United Nations estimates that the world population will reach 8 billion on November 15, 2022. Our minds had barely wrapped around a global population of 7 billion in 2011, and now, only 12 years later, we are looking at a population of 8 billion. To put this in historical perspective, it took from the dawn of humankind to about …

Population growth slows in India as world reaches eight billion
2 years, 1 month ago

Population growth slows in India as world reaches eight billion

Al Jazeera  

India will still become the world’s most populous country next year, according to the UN estimates. As the global population reaches eight billion, India, formerly a powerful driver of the number of people on the planet, is experiencing a marked slowdown, according to official estimates. But India’s annual population growth has averaged 1.2 percent since 2011, compared with 1.7 percent …

World population hits eight billion
2 years, 1 month ago

World population hits eight billion

Al Jazeera  

The world’s population has reached eight billion people, the United Nations has said, warning of more hardship in store for regions already facing resource scarcity because of climate change. Reaching eight billion people is “a sign of human success, but it’s also a great risk for our future,” said John Wilmoth, the director of the UN’s population division on Tuesday. …

World population hits 8 billion, U.N. says, creating many challenges
2 years, 1 month ago

World population hits 8 billion, U.N. says, creating many challenges

LA Times  

The world’s population is projected to hit an estimated 8 billion people Tuesday, according to a United Nations projection, with much of the growth coming from developing nations in Africa. Nigeria is among eight countries that the U.N says will account for more than half the world’s population growth between now and 2050 — along with fellow African nations Congo, …

The world has reached 8 billion people — but soon we'll hit a decline we'll never reverse
2 years, 1 month ago

The world has reached 8 billion people — but soon we'll hit a decline we'll never reverse

ABC  

This week, the world's population ticks over a historic milestone. "The major reason that we forecast a different global population in the last third of the century comes from how we are modelling fertility," senior research manager Amanda Smith says. "Our model suggests that we expect fertility to continue to decline through the end of the century in many countries, …

From the first human to eight billion and counting: How Earth's population has exploded
2 years, 1 month ago

From the first human to eight billion and counting: How Earth's population has exploded

Firstpost  

A milestone of eight billion global population is expected to be reached in mid-November. Since the first humans appeared in Africa over two million years ago, the world’s population has exploded, with only brief pauses to the growing number of people sharing planet Earth Paris: Since the emergence of the first humans in Africa over two million years ago the …

World Population at 8 Billion; Here's When it Will Peak and India Surpass China
2 years, 1 month ago

World Population at 8 Billion; Here's When it Will Peak and India Surpass China

News 18  

The United Nations estimates that the global human population will reach eight billion by mid-November, and will continue to grow, albeit at a slower pace and with regional disparities, in the decades to come. However, after a peak in the early 1960s, the world’s population growth rate has decelerated dramatically, Rachel Snow of the UN Population Fund told AFP. The …

DC Edit | 8 billion people in the world: Turning point for humanity?
2 years, 2 months ago

DC Edit | 8 billion people in the world: Turning point for humanity?

Deccan Chronicle  

As the population clock ticks on unwaveringly, we, the humans of Planet Earth, will soon register a numerical high point of eight billion units, and more, in a few weeks. These projections also put India to cross China in a year and become the world’s most populous country; and between the two, they would then share three billion people. It …

Explained | Where is population growth taking place?
2 years, 5 months ago

Explained | Where is population growth taking place?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Coinciding with the World Population Day on July 11, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, released the World Population Prospects 2022, an estimate on likely trends in global population. The global population, which stood at almost 7.9 billion in 2021, is projected to reach 8 billion on November 15, 2022, the …

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