Nigeria Will Post the Second Largest Global Rise in Population at 220 Million in 2050
PRB Projects 2050 World Population at 9.8 Billion
Youth Population to Reach 1.4 Billion
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The world population will reach 9.8 billion in 2050, up 31 percent from an estimated 7.5 billion now, according to projections included in the 2017 World Population Data Sheet from the Population Reference Bureau (PRB).
Countries with the largest populations 2017 and 2050
PRB's 2050 projections show Africa's population will more than double to 2.6 billion by 2050 and account for more than half (57 percent) of the global population increase by that date. The number of people in Asia will rise about 750 million to 5.2 billion, while Europe (including all of Russia) is headed for a population decline from 745 million to 736 million. The population of the Americas is seen increasing to 1.2 billion from 1 billion now, and Oceania (which includes Australia and New Zealand) would rise from 42 million to 63 million.
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