The great population peak: What happens after 10.3B? In 1968, biologist Paul Ehrlich’s “The Population Bomb” warned of a looming catastrophe: famines and societal collapse driven by runaway population ...

* Over 8 billion people live on Earth today, with the next billion coming fast * Fertility rates are declining in 60+ countries, while Africa drives future growth * Urbanization, //aging, and climate ...

For decades, we’ve been told that the world’s biggest problem is too many people. From Malthus in the 18th century to “The Population Bomb” in the 1960s, the warnings were dire: More people would mean ...

United Nations projections point to the world population peaking at roughly 10.4 billion people before 2100. Not all researchers agree on the population peak, with one Gates Foundation-funded study ...

Closer home, India’s population will continue to grow briefly from its current 1.5 billion to 1.7 billion, and then drop back to 1.5 billion by 2100—leaving the population unchanged after a 75-year ...

John Wilmoth is Director, Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). Clare Menozzi, Lina Bassarsky and Danan Gu are Population Officers, UN DESA.

The catalysts of urban population growth are the complexities of sustainability, urban social infrastructure, and diverse social issues. The United Nations has released its findings on global ...