World population to shrink in 21st century amid birthrate fall: UN - The Mainichi
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The world population is expected to start shrinking within this century after hitting a peak in the mid-2080s due to lower fertility

The world population is expected to start shrinking within this century after hitting a peak in the mid-2080s due to lower fertility levels, particularly in China, according to the latest projection by the United Nations.

  • Darkassassin07@lemmy.caEnglish
    403·
    4 months ago

    The global population, currently at 8.2 billion, is projected to reach approximately 10.3 billion by the mid-2080s and then gradually decrease to around 10.2 billion by the end of the century, according to the U.N. report on world population prospects released last month.

    2 billion more people than we have now isn’t much of a decrease… I don’t know about maintaining that trend long enough to actually decrease from what we have now, which is already overpopulated.

      • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
        161·
        4 months ago

        Climate change means we probably won’t exceed 9 billion anyway.

        Once crop failures, drought, and extreme weather cause resource wars, famine, climate refugees, and double digit inflation, the population will start to fall rapidly.