New York sources have stated that by 2050, the world population is projected to reach 9.9 billion, increasing 33 per cent from an estimated 7.4 billion now, according to the Population Reference Bureau, a private, US based non-profit organization and as per latest report the ‘World Population Data Sheet’ which was released by the organization revealed that by 2053, the global population will hit 10 billion.
Jeffrey Jordan, president and CEO of PRB has told that the report also showed significant regional differences in the expected population rise, where Asia will gain about 900 million to reach 5.3 billion and the population in Africa will reach 2.5 billion by 2050, while the number of people in the Americas will rise by only 223 million to 1.2 billion and Oceania (which includes both Australia and New Zealand) would rise from the current 40 million to 66 million.
Meanwhile on the other hand, 42 countries will register a decline in the population and these countries are scattered throughout Asia, Latin America, and Europe. Europe will register a decline from the present 740 million to 728 million and Romania is projected to have a population of 14 million in 2050, down from a population of 20 million today.
It is also stated that Population Reference Bureau’s widely referenced Data Sheet has been produced annually since 1962 and this year’s edition provides the latest data on 19 key population, health, and environment indicators for the world, major regions, and more than 200 countries.
