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Date of Publication: March 27
Year of Publication: 2023
Publication City: Oslo, Norway
Publisher: Earth4All
Author(s): Beniamino Callegari, Per Espen Stoknes
In November 2022, the world crossed a milestone of 8 billion people but new analysis suggests the global population could peak just below 9 billion people in 2050 then start falling.
The new projection is significantly lower than several prominent population estimates, including those of the United Nations. The researchers go further to say that if the world takes a “Giant Leap” in investment in economic development, education and health then global population could peak at 8.5 billion people by the middle of the century.
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