Tuesday will mark a special day for humanity: The United Nations project the global population will reach 8 billion.
Immense growth starting to slow
Lower-middle income and low-income countries contributed the most to the population reaching 8 billion, officials said. Asia and Africa contributed the most to the growth, while Europe's population will soon decline. However, it may be a little longer for us to reach another billion people on this planet; the U.N. said in 2020, the global population growth rate fell below 1% for the first time since 1950. Currently, fertility rate is at 2.3 births per woman, down from the average five births per woman in 1950. By 2050, it's expected to slightly fall to 2.1 births per woman.
The U.N. estimates the global population will reach 10.4 billion people in the 2080s, but it will stay at that level through the end of the century. opinion piece for USA TODAY
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