List of countries by population in 2050

*In the rich industrialized countries, with the exception of the United States where immigrants enjoy a rise in population, generation replacement is no longer assured.
*"The population continues to grow but at a slower pace", summarizes the demographer Thomas Buettner, author of UN report on "World population projections (1950-2050)", presented Thursday, February 24, 2005. According to this study, 9.075 billion people will inhabit Earth in 2050, against 6.950 billion today.
*This increase amounts to adding to the current world population combined populations of and , stresses the population division of the United Nations.
*The general trend is, however, a slowdown in population growth compared to gains of twenty to fifty years, this tends to confirm a gradual stabilization of the overall population.
*By 2050, India will overtake People's Republic of China tops the list of the most populous countries, and these two countries represent about 50% of world population (as against 40% today).
*Not surprisingly, population growth will be highest in poor countries already struggling to provide food security for its people. "Births planning and fertility decline explain this difference", stresses the UN report.

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