Global population growth peaked six decades ago

“The growth rate peaked in 1963 at over 2% per year, and since then, it has more than halved, falling to less than 1% by 2020.”

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@bibliolater interesting, so at the turn of the century there will be maximum twice as much population as today, as long as the prognosis can be trusted.

@barefootstache I think the prognosis is dependant on assumptions in fertility and mortality holding true.

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