Global Population Projected to Reach 11 Billion by 2100, U.N. Estimates

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By Yale Environment 360Jul 29, 2015, 12:40 pm36 pts
The current world population of 7.3 billion is expected to reach 8.5 billion by 2030, 9.7 billion by 2050, and 11.2 billion in 2100, according to a United Nations report released today. The revised U.N. estimates counter previous projections, which had said that global population would peak at roughly 9 billion…

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