Humans will decline by 2100 and that’s good news for some

Demographics will soon be a problem for too many nations – if not already – with the world’s population expected to decline by 2100, with some welcoming this news. The UN in its most recent World Population Outlook report – published every two years – said that people will decrease by 200 million by the end of the century. Specifically, the global population will increase from 8.2 billion in 2024 to about 10.3 billion in 2080. However, by the end of the century it will decrease to about 10.2 billion, which contradicts the report of 2022 which predicted an increase of close to 10.4 billion. “In some countries, the birth rate is now even lower than previously expected, while we are also seeing slightly faster declines in some high-fertility areas,” said Li Junhua, UN under-secretary-general for economic and social affairs. Also, the report recorded that it peaked at […]
Source: News Beast

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