< IMG SRC = "https://img.tsn.ua/cached/798/tsn-7D69491ed57b2e0aEBE0922B41D 97a86/Thumbs/1036x648/29/19/19/4CEB45468F82848290E4A56A91011929.JPEG " />~ 60 >< strong > it is expected that in the 2080s, humanity will reach a maximum of 10.3 billion people, and then begin to contract, decreasing to 10.2 billion to the end to the end centuries.
~ 60 > Until recently, the growth of humanity seemed continuous, but in recent years they show another picture. The population of many countries has already reached a peak, and now the world is moving towards gradual reduction.
< p > IFL Science writes about this.
< p > in 2024 the Earth crossed the mark of 8 billion people, but according to the UN forecasts, the next 60 years will bring only 2 billion new inhabitants. It is expected that in the 2080s, humanity will reach a maximum of 10.3 billion people, and then begin to contract, decreasing to 10.2 billion to the end of the century.
< p > so that the country's population remains stable, the average birth rate should be 2.1 children per woman. However, now more than half of the countries of the world does not reach this level.< p > the worst situation in countries with “ultraniz birth rate” (less than 1.4 children per woman). This group already includes China, Japan, Russia and more than 60 states. According to forecasts, by 2054 the population of these countries will be reduced by 14%. In China, which has recently been the most densely populated country, a decline in the population has already been recorded.
~ 60 > main reason – a demographic transition. As the women are industrialized by women: < br /> get more opportunities for a career
< p > if the trend remains, many countries may encounter a lack of labor and economic problems.
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