What will be the most populated country in 2050?
India will remain the world’s most populous country in 2050, having already reached that status by the mid-2020s. And while China will retain its position at second, its population will decline from 1.44 billion in 2030 to 1.36 billion in 2050 — representing an enduring legacy of its draconian one-child policy.
How many humans will there be in 2050?
9.8 billion
World population projected to reach 9.8 billion in 2050, and 11.2 billion in 2100. The current world population of 7.6 billion is expected to reach 8.6 billion in 2030, 9.8 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion in 2100, according to a new United Nations report being launched today.
What will be the top 5 countries by population in 2050?
Largest Populations by Country in 2050
- India: 1,659,000,000.
- China: 1,364,000,000.
- Nigeria: 411,000,000.
- United States: 390,000,000.
- Indonesia: 322,000,000.
- Pakistan: 307,000,000.
- Brazil: 233,000,000.
- Bangladesh: 202,000,000.
What country is overpopulated?
Singapore is the world’s most overpopulated state, followed by Israel and Kuwait, according to a new league table ranking countries by their degree of overpopulation.
Will China’s population decline?
The 2019 United Nations Population Prospects report expected the peak later still, in 2031-32, at 1.46 billion. The Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences team predicts an annual average decline of 1.1% after 2021, pushing China’s population down to 587 million in 2100, less than half of what it is today.
Will Japanese go extinct?
The Japanese Statistics Bureau (pdf) estimates that the Japanese population will fall to just over 100 million by 2050, from around 127 million today. The United Nations estimates that Japan’s population will decline by a third from current levels, to 85 million, by 2100.
Is Russia’s population declining?
After the collapse of the communist bloc, and without the former Soviet republics, the population of the Russian Federation fell to 148.5 million. In 2020, it was 144.1 million, compared to 329.4 million in the United States.