World population to be around 15-25 billion in 2100 and will increase through 2200

There is an 80% probability that the world population, now 7.2 billion people, will increase to between 9.6 billion and 12.3 billion in 2100. This uncertainty is much smaller than the range from the traditional UN high and low variants.

World population will be around 15-25 billion in 2100 and will increase through 2200 because of African fertility, life extension and other technology

27.08.15