Global Population
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World population could peak at 10.3B by 2080s: UNThe report — released on World Population Day — says the global population is then expected to decline to around 10.2 billion by the end of the century.WorldJul 11, 2024
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India is about to overtake China as the world’s biggest populationBy the end of April, India's population is expected to reach 1.425 billion, matching and then surpassing mainland China's, the UN's Department of Economic and Social Affairs said.WorldApr 24, 2023
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Japan must take urgent steps to tackle declining birth rate, PM says: ‘Now or never’Fumio Kishida said he would submit plans to double the budget for child-related policies by June, and a new agency to oversee the issue would be set up in April.WorldJan 23, 2023
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World’s population hits 8 billion with Africa driving growth, United Nations saysOver the next three decades, the West African nation's population is expected to soar even more: from 216 million this year to 375 million, the UN says.WorldNov 15, 2022
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