4. What is the UN’s population estimate for the end of the century? The UN estimates that the world’s population might be as high as 17 billion or as low as 7 billion by the end of the century.

China's population ... by the end of the century, compared to 1.42billion now. China's unfolding population 'disaster' has sparked panic worldwide, with much of the world dependent on its ...

the world's population, which is currently 7.96 billion, will peak at 8.6 billion in the middle of the century before declining by nearly 2 billion before the century's end. The forecast is both ...

In the mid-twentieth century, the total world population was nearly three times less than the number at which it stands today. In other words, Earth was home to 2.5 billion people in 1950 ...

If you want to skip our detailed analysis, you can go directly to 5 Smallest Countries in the World by Population and Land Area. Since the mid-twentieth century, the global population has ...

and then will return to around 10.2 billion by the end of the century. The size of the world’s population in 2100 is now expected to be six per cent lower—or 700 million fewer—than anticipat ...

The world’s population is growing more slowly and will peak at a lower level than previously projected, new estimates from the United Nations show. The Earth will top out at around 10.29 billion ...

The world’s ... and second largest population hubs, though China is expected to face a precipitous drop in its population, halving its current value by the end of the century.

Though the global population continues to expand, the rate of growth is slowing. Current projections predict the world’s population ... off until the end of the century, according to these ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.