UNITED NATIONS: The world's population is set to grow by 2.2 billion between now and 2050, the UN said on Wednesday. AGL 40.00 No Change 0.00 (0%) AIRLINK 129.06 Decreased By -0.47 (-0.36%) ...

The World Population Prospects 2019: Highlights, estimates that the next 30 years will see the global population add an extra 2 billion people to today's figure of 7.7 billion, and, by the end of ...

New York, 16 May - Today, 55% of the world’s population lives in urban areas, a proportion that is expected to increase to 68% by 2050. Projections show that urbanization, the gradual shift in ...

2007 was the first year in which more people lived in urban areas than in rural areas, and by 2050 about 66 per cent of the world population will be living in cities. These megatrends have far ...

An agricultural famine caused by global warming is expected to leave one in five of the world's population starving by 2050, ...

During the past 50 years, the world's population has increased dramatically—a trend that is projected to continue. Most future growth will occur in less developed countries, where the population is ...

Africa is expected to account for more than half of the world’s population growth between 2015 and 2050. "During this period, the populations of 28 African countries are projected to more than ...

populations will decline by at least 1% by 2050. With one of the lowest fertility rates in the world (at 1.15 children per woman), China has announced that its population is due to start declining ...