World Populations May Shrink After Mid-Century

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17 July 2020

The time of growing human populations may be ending, a new study shows. And that move will affect society, the economy and the environment.

Today, the world is home to about 7.8 billion people. The study found that the world's population may top out at 9.7 billion on or around the year 2064. But researchers think it could shrink to 8.8 billion by the end of the century.


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