World population likely to shrink after mid-century, forecasting major shifts in global population and economic power

ScienceDaily
Jul 15, 2020, 3:04 pm392 pts
With widespread, sustained declines in fertility, the world population will likely peak in 2064 at around 9.7 billion, and then decline to about 8.8 billion by 2100 -- about 2 billion lower than some previous estimates, according to a new study.

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