The world’s population is expected to level off around 11 billion around the end of the century, but population growth will remain quite rapid in Africa. LONDON ( Project Syndicate ) — Every two years, the United Nations issues its latest estimate of future population trends. Its 2019 projection reveals a stark divide. Across all of Asia, Europe, and the Americas, population stability has already been achieved or soon will be, with the median projection suggesting an increase from 6.4 billion today to 6.5 billion in 2100, a rise of just 2%.
By contrast, the U.N. projects that Africa’s population […]
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