{"id":8126,"date":"2015-08-11T17:28:06","date_gmt":"2015-08-11T17:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=8126"},"modified":"2015-08-11T17:32:59","modified_gmt":"2015-08-11T17:32:59","slug":"world-population","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/world-population","title":{"rendered":"The UN Predicts That The Global Population Will Rise To 11.2 Billion By 2100"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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Though population growth and fertility rates have slowed down in many regions, particularly in European and Asian countries, the growth in Africa will make the population rise.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Continuing Rapid Growth<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The data suggests Africa will be the only major region of the world that will continue to experience substantial population growth after 2050. For example, Nigeria is already the African continent\u2019s most populous country and its fertility rates are on the rise once more. Other African countries that are expected to experience population growth are Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Somalia, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia. There are countries in Asia that are overpopulated, but their growth is slowing down. Africa\u2019s share of the global population is projected to grow to 25 per cent in 2050 and 39 per cent in 2100, while Asia\u2019s share will fall to 54 per cent in 2050 and 44 per cent in 2100. <\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8128\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8128\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8128 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/111104034949-african-babies-mothers-horizontal-large-gallery.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/111104034949-african-babies-mothers-horizontal-large-gallery.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/111104034949-african-babies-mothers-horizontal-large-gallery-543x300.jpg 543w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/111104034949-african-babies-mothers-horizontal-large-gallery-600x332.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/111104034949-african-babies-mothers-horizontal-large-gallery-85x47.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yasamgazetesi.com.tr\/images\/album\/o10_2.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">{adinserter CNP5}<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Highest Fertility Level<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">John Wilmoth, the director of the UN Population Division in New York, says that \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For the world as a whole, fertility has fallen steadily since the 1960s. Currently, the average woman is having around 2.5 children over her lifetime. But this number varies widely around the world. \u00a0Africa has the highest fertility level, with around 4.7 children per woman. Even assuming a continued decline in fertility, given this high starting point, we should anticipate a continued rapid growth of the African population, which will roughly double in size between now and 2050<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8129\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8129\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8129 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/slide_405654_5064260_free.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/slide_405654_5064260_free.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/slide_405654_5064260_free-466x300.jpg 466w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/slide_405654_5064260_free-600x387.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/slide_405654_5064260_free-85x55.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8129\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.huffpost.com\/gadgets\/slideshows\/405654\/slide_405654_5064260_free.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It Could Be Even Higher Than Believed<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These predictions rely on fertility rate estimations, but if women in Africa keep defying the global trend, then this data could be inaccurate. If fertility rates rise, then the global population in 2100 could actually be 13.2 billion. The population growth cannot stop unless fertility rates decline in sub-Saharan Africa. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8130\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8130\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8130\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Morning-Commute-p2.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Morning-Commute-p2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Morning-Commute-p2-452x300.jpg 452w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Morning-Commute-p2-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Morning-Commute-p2-85x56.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8130\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/8list.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Morning-Commute-p2.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is Not Easy to Stop<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Contributing factors to fertility rates include socioeconomic status and culture. People who live in countries with a lot of poverty, high infant mortality rate, and a poorer health system are more likely to have more children to ensure more survive. In many cultures, having big families is expected. The UN said: \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The concentration of population growth in the poorest countries will make it harder for those governments to eradicate poverty and inequality, combat hunger and malnutrition, expand education enrolment and \u00a0health systems, improve the provisions of basic services and implement other elements of a sustainable development agenda to ensure that no-one is left behind.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8131\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8131\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8131\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/nnhlvf2y.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/nnhlvf2y.jpg 700w, 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