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A new UN report indicates that “world population is expected to peak” in the mid-2080s.
The World Population Prospects Report for 2024, issued by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs to coincide with World Population Day, said: “The world’s population will grow over the next sixty years from 8.2 billion people in 2024 to around on 10.3 billion in the year 2024. the mid-1980s, then “It goes back to about 10.2 billion by the end of the century.”
The report noted that “one in four people in the world live in countries where the population has already reached its peak.”
He explained, “It is expected that the population of the world in 2100 will be six percent lower, or about 700 million fewer people, than it was expected ten years ago.”
In this context, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Li Junhua, said: “The demographic landscape has developed significantly in recent years, and in some countries the birth rate is now lower than before expected, and we expect it. also seeing slightly faster declines in some high fertility areas.
He pointed out that “the early peak and low is a sign of hope, and that this may mean a reduction in environmental pressuresof the environment due to a reduction in overall consumption.”
The report said “the early peak is due to a number of factors, including declining fertility levels in some of the world’s largest countries, particularly China,” adding that “globally, women are giving birth fewer children on average than they were in. 1990.”
The report showed that in 2024, “the population size will peak in 63 countries and regions, including China, Germany, Japan, and the Russian Federation.”
“The total population of this group of countries is expected to decrease by 14 percent in the next 30 years,” he said, noting that “early pregnancy is always a challenge, especially in low-income countries. “
“Over the past thirty years, mortality rates have decreased and life expectancy has increased significantly around the world,” he said.
By the end of the 2070s, the number of people aged 65 or over is expected to outnumber children (under 18), and the number of people aged 80 or over is expected to outnumber the number of infants (less than one year). ) by the mid-2030s, according to the report.
Source: Agencies
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2024-07-12 14:57:45