The number of Nigerians will be higher than Americans by 2050, but what about two by far most populated countries? “India, currently the worlds second-largest country by population, is expected to rival China in size by 2028, when both nations will each have about 1.45 billion citizens.” Indian population growth isn’t so fast as African (excluding the North Africa and South Africa). “Some of the most rapid increases are expected in the worlds 49 least-developed countries. The populations of Mali, Niger, Somalia, Tanzania and Zambia are expected to increase at least fivefold by 2100. (...) Why is African population growth so important? “Only 9% of the worlds people live in the 31 countries where the average woman has more than five children. Twenty-nine of these are in Africa and two are in Asia (Afghanistan and Timor-Leste).” On the one side we have Africa and on the other side, there is - Europe. “In contrast, the populations of 43 countries are expected to decrease over the next few decades. Belarus, Bulgaria, Cuba, Romania, Russia, and Ukraine are among the countries where populations are expected to drop by more than 15% by 2050.” #population #growth #prediction #future
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 21:02:34 +0000
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