The peak of the human population will come in 50 years – a study

After this period, the planet’s population will begin to decline. And this is due to shrinking countries and aging populations.

The world’s population may never reach 10 or even nine billion, and the major demographic problems of the future will be linked not to overpopulation, but to an aging population and shrinking workforce, according to The Wall Street Journal.

“Birth rates around the world are falling so rapidly that it is possible that we will reach the peak of the human population in less than a generation,” the article said.

The world’s population is expected to exceed eight billion this year. The United Nations recently set a date of 15 November, but it is not certain.

Since the 1960s, when the number of people in the world first reached three billion, it has taken more than ten years to overcome each new milestone of one billion people, and so it seems natural to assume that nine billion people, and then 10 billion, inevitably, just around the corner. This is exactly what the latest population expectations of the UN and the US Census Bureau have calculated.

“But when we cross eight billion people, it is worth remembering that the world may never live to reach 10 billion or even nine billion, and that the main demographic problems in the world cannot be attributed to growing masses, but in shrinking countries, aging populations and shrinking workforces. strength,” the statement said.

According to various forecasts, the peak population of 9.7-10 billion people is expected in the late 2050s or in 2070. After that, the population of the planet will begin to decrease.

Previously, scientists from the Food Standards Agency from Oxford named products that had a negative impact on the environment. They studied greenhouse gas emissions, land use and water scarcity.

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