Population

WHAT'S NEXT?: The global population is expected to reach 8.5 billion in 2030, up 1 billion from 2016. Western economies are declining in numbers and emerging economies witnessing burgeoning growth.

[New] Three countries - India, China and Nigeria - are expected to account for 35% of the growth in the world's urban population between 2018 and 2050.
[New] In the 15 years leading up to 2030, the population of Indonesia is projected to increase by only 10%, but GDP and per capita GDP are expected to grow faster.
[New] With the global population projected to reach nine billion by the late 2030s and with rising consumer incomes in many emerging countries over recent decades, the demand for quality dairy protein should continue to grow.
[New] In 1900, Africa south of the Sahara had around 100 million inhabitants; the population now stands at 1 billion and by 2100 is projected to grow to around 4 billion people.
[New] China's rapidly aging population and the concomitant increase in chronic diseases will place great stress on health systems in coming years.
[New] The population over 60 years of age in China is set to reach around 240 million by 2020, which is projected to drive the demand for 3D printing ceramics for use in medical applications.
[New] As the youngest continent in demography, Africa's population is predicted to be the largest in the world by 2050 with the biggest mineral deposits and investment prospects.
[New] With the innovation in veneers, and technology such as 3D printing and an aging baby boomer population, the cosmetic dentistry industry is expected to grow significantly over the coming years.
[New] In 2017, the government set a goal to reduce the number of smokers in Canada to less than five percent of the population by 2035.
The number of smokers in China remains at around current levels due to adult population growth, while cigarette sales increase to about 145 billion packs per annum by 2030.
Seventy percent of the world's population will be in cities by 2050, and the only way that cities can grow is up.
The UN expects Africa's population to double again between 2050 and 2100, to 4.3bn people, or 39% of the world's total and that fertility rates will fall slowly.
Four years on after mobile web traffic surpassed desktop for the first time smartphone use globally is projected to total 3.5 billion this year; up 9.3% on 2019 and equivalent to a market penetration rate of 45.4%, based on a global population of 7.7 billion.
Next year, the 2021 UK census will collect important baseline data about the UK population, and most likely capture the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic across a range of outcomes.
If no substantial action is taken to cut greenhouse-gas emissions, places home to one-third of the global population will experience temperatures similar to the Sahara's within 50 years.
By 2030, cities will contain 60% of the global population, and one in three people will live in cities with more than 500,000 inhabitants.
By 2050, Russia could see its population reduced by nearly 7.5% to only 135.8 million people, and by 2060, pensioners will account for nearly half the total population.
Over one-seventh of the world's population moved within the last year: Migration is only expected to increase in the coming years.
Ireland has the youngest population in Europe but our population of over-65s will move from 640,000 to a million over the next nine years.
From 2014 to 2017, the direct CO2 intensity of cement production increased 0.3% per year, and cement production could rise by as much as 23% by 2050 as the global population grows.
By 2030, around 40% of the global population is expected to require housing at the rate of about 96,150 housing per day.
The UK population may reach 70 million by 2031 and that the population aged over 85 is projected to almost double over the next 25 years from 1.6 million to 3 million, due to the post-war baby boom generation reaching their 80s.
Nearly 90% of the world's population will have access to high-speed internet, attributing to the rise of QR Codes by 2020.

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Last updated: 21 May 2020