The world’s population will increase to 9.7 billion by 2050, going up by 2 bn from the earlier 7.7 bn, shows a new United Nations report launched on Monday.
India is projected to overtake China as the world’s most populous country in next 8 years, according to the report. The global fertility rate, which fell from 3.2 births per woman in 1990 to 2.5 in 2019, will decline further to 2.2 in 2050. India’s current total fertility rate stands at 2.2 births per woman.
Nine countries will make up more than half of the projected growth of the global population between now and 2050: India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, the United Republic of Tanzania, Indonesia, Egypt and the United States of America.
The population of sub-Saharan Africa is projected to double by 2050, up 99%. Regions that may experience lower rates of population growth between 2019 and 2050 include Oceania excluding Australia/New Zealand (56%), Northern Africa and Western Asia (46%), Australia/New Zealand (28%), Central and Southern Asia (25%), Latin America and the Caribbean (18%), Eastern and South Eastern Asia (3%), and Europe and Northern America (2%).
People are growing older due to increasing life expectancy and falling fertility levels, and that the number of countries experiencing a reduction in population size is growing.
During Emergency days, Sanjay Gandhi who was Indira Gandhi’s son was then defacto RULAR of India. SANJAY GANDHI’S ONLY OBSESSION WAS TO STERILIZE MUSLIMS AND STOP THEM BREADING. Had Sanjay Gandhi lived longer, INDIA WOULD HAVE 1/4 POPULATION OF MUSLIMS FROM WHAT WE HAVE TODAY. I WAS THERE AND I SAW IT AND IT ONLY GOOD THING WHICH HAPPENED DURING EMERGENCY DAYS.
“India’s population will surpass China’s by 2027”.. Thanks to Muslim community for their major contribution in India’s raising population which add to our poverty & social backwardness.