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South America is still gladly underpopulated. The least populated continent after Australia.
I don't think that's a good thing. It leads to a lot of isolated cities, and also leads to regions being ignored by the government because of their low population. I think if South America had double the population it would be much better off
Most of Western Europe is quite habitable. Alaska, the largest state in the US, only has a population under 1 million because it's not really habitable. The drought in California is just the tip of iceberg of the water shortage in western US.
Half a billion is fine, 1 - 2 billion is going to be a disaster.
Most of Western Europe is less developed than the US. Nobody wants to lower their quality of life, even if it's not that bad.
Cali is very suburban which is not sustainable for a lot of people. Everybody wants to have their own backyard pool there, everybody wants to grow high-irrigation fruit, everybody wants to have a big spacious car, etc. That is not a sustainable lifestyle. If LA and San Diego were more like NYC and Boston, there would be no water shortages there
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Massive errors going on of extreme destitution is always troubling. Such an overly melancholic tragic case for Nigeria, DR Congo, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda. These parents are really verging onto such frivolous endeavors. Is there virtually any hope for their offspring’s progress? Close to no redeeming features with each national story. Immigration process is another angle to consider. Aren’t these citizens wanting to leave for a better pasture elsewhere? Please avoid older age calamities when dealing with that much poverty in the middle of nowhere.
UN says 9 countries to account for half of world population growth by 2050 - Vanguard News
As of 1 July 2017 the UN estimates that just 6 countries have 49.72% of the world's population
China
India
United States
Indonesia
Brazil
Pakistan
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The fact that the population growth rate of these Sub-Sahara African countries is astronomical is not exactly news. Federal Republic of Nigeria
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
United Republic of Tanzania
Republic of Uganda
Republic of India
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
United Republic of Tanzania
United States of America
Republic of Uganda
Republic of Indonesia
Can't believe the U.S. is still no. 7 in population growth
According to the UN estimates from 2016 to 2017 9 countries comprised 50.32% of the world's population growth (41,913,283 out of 83,297,821).
1 Republic of India
2 China
3 Federal Republic of Nigeria
4 Islamic Republic of Pakistan
5 Republic of Indonesia
6 Democratic Republic of the Congo
7 Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
8 United States of America
9 Egypt
At present day Tanzania is ranked #10 and Uganda is ranked #15 in absolute numbers of increase. Some smaller countries like Bahrain and Oman actually have much larger percentage increases.
So the big change is cumulative change from 2017 to 2050 is Uganda and Tanzania will replace China and Egypt on the list from 2016 to 2017.
It's kind of non-news.
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According to the UN estimates from 2016 to 2017 9 countries comprised 50.32% of the world's population growth (41,913,283 out of 83,297,821).
1 Republic of India
2 China
3 Federal Republic of Nigeria
4 Islamic Republic of Pakistan
5 Republic of Indonesia
6 Democratic Republic of the Congo
7 Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
8 United States of America
9 Egypt
At present day Tanzania is ranked #10 and Uganda is ranked #15 in absolute numbers of increase. Some smaller countries like Bahrain and Oman actually have much larger percentage increases.
So the big change is cumulative change from 2017 to 2050 is Uganda and Tanzania will replace China and Egypt on the list from 2016 to 2017.
The third world nations have a high birth rate. Many African nations have birth rates of 6-8 children. As health standards improve and fewer people die, the population momentum would cause a continued increase in population. Meanwhile, the birth rate will remain high or decline slowly.
Population totals for 2019
1 China - 1.43 b
2 India - 1.37 b
3 USA - 329 m
4 Indonesia - 270 m
5 Pakistan - 217 m
6 Brazil - 211 m
7 Nigeria - 201 m
8 Bangladesh - 163 m
9 Russia - 146 m
10 Mexico - 128 m
They have estimates for the top 10 most populated countries for 2027 and 2050. A lot can happen between now and 2050, so it will be interesting to see what the totals will be 30 years from now.
Just look at the lists of the top 10 most populated countries from 40 years ago as an example. (Changes in the political landscape, such as no USSR anymore).
Population totals for 1980
1 China - 981 m
2 India - 687 m
3 USSR - 262 m
4 USA - 227 m
5 Indonesia - 148 m
6 Brazil - 121 m
7 Japan - 116 m
8 Bangladesh - 88 m
9 Pakistan - 82 m
10 Nigeria - 71 m
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