Before 2025, the world's total population is expected to reach eight billions. Furthermore, it is predicted to reach over 10 billions in 2060, before slowing again as global birth rates are expected to decrease. Moreover, it is still unclear to what extent global warming will have an impact on population development. A high share of the population increase is expected to happen on the
Forecast about the development of the world population from 2022 to 2100 (in billions)
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Life expectancy
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Births
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Deaths
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Urbanization and rural areas
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COVID-19
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UN DESA. (June 30, 2022). Forecast about the development of the world population from 2022 to 2100 (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/262618/forecast-about-the-development-of-the-world-population/
UN DESA. "Forecast about the development of the world population from 2022 to 2100 (in billions)." Chart. June 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262618/forecast-about-the-development-of-the-world-population/
UN DESA. (2022). Forecast about the development of the world population from 2022 to 2100 (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262618/forecast-about-the-development-of-the-world-population/
UN DESA. "Forecast about The Development of The World Population from 2022 to 2100 (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/262618/forecast-about-the-development-of-the-world-population/
UN DESA, Forecast about the development of the world population from 2022 to 2100 (in billions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/262618/forecast-about-the-development-of-the-world-population/ (last visited October 04, 2023)
Forecast about the development of the world population from 2022 to 2100 (in billions) [Graph], UN DESA, June 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/262618/forecast-about-the-development-of-the-world-population/