World 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
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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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World population to peak in 2064, new projections suggestThe world will hit a peak population of 9.7 billion in the year 2064, a new study predicts.WorldJul 15, 2020
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The world’s population is growing more slowly, UN report findsThe world's population is getting older too, due to longer life expectancy and falling fertility rates.WorldJun 18, 2019
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China announces massive plans to expand cities by 90m peopleChina has announced plans to further fuel economic growth by allowing millions more rural residents to migrate to urban jobs.MoneyMar 17, 2014
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