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World Population Will Break 10B by 2100

UN fears 'serious implications' for poorest countries

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted May 3, 2011 3:33 PM CDT

(Newser) – The world’s population will hit 9.3 billion by 2050 and 10.1 billion by 2100, UN experts say. It’s set to reach 7 billion by the end of this year. The UN uses the figures, which depend on fertility expectations, to set up programs to address issues from maternal mortality to climate change, the AP reports. A UN official sees "serious implications" for providing food, water, energy, work, and education to the poorest countries, Bloomberg notes.

People crowd a market area in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 31, 2011.
People crowd a market area in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 31, 2011.   (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
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toeser
May 3, 2011 8:29 PM CDT
The good news is that by 2100, 99% of the people reading this will be dead.
FriendlyReminderer
May 3, 2011 6:52 PM CDT
If we make it to 2100...I'm routing for us :/
RogerMohajir
May 3, 2011 5:49 PM CDT
And every single one of them will be running for the Republican presidential nomination, apparently....

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