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It’s time to stop arguing over the population slowdown and start adapting to it
The Democratic Republic of Congo, which ranks 15th in the world in population now, is forecast to reach seventh place with 388 million people — more than the US has today. We’re only beginning ...
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9.7 billion on Earth by 2050, but growth rate slowing, says new UN population report
The World Population Prospects 2019 ... The 2019 revision also includes population projections to the year 2100, that reflect a range of plausible outcomes at the global, regional and country ...
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As the theme of this year’s World Population Day reminds us, investing in data collection is important to understanding problems, tailoring solutions, and driving progress. So is finance.
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More than half of adults and a third of children and adolescents predicted to have overweight or obesity by 2050
Without urgent policy reform and action, over half the world's adult population (3.8 billion) and a third of all children and adolescents (746 million) are forecast to be living with overweight or ...
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Most of the world’s youngest people, particularly Gen Zers, live in these countries
According to the EY analysis of World Bank Population Projections and Estimates data for 2020, the next decade will be shaped by the maturation of Generation Z. The world’s population is ...