World population expected to hit 8 billion in November 2022
世界人口预计将在 2022 年 11 月达到 80 亿
联合国周一在一份报告中预测，世界人口预计将在 11 月 15 日达到 80 亿，该报告称印度将在 2023 年超过中国，成为地球上人口最多的国家。
未来几十年世界人口增长预测的一半以上将集中在八个国家。 他们是刚果民主共和国、埃及、埃塞俄比亚、印度、尼日利亚、巴基斯坦、菲律宾和坦桑尼亚。
The world’s population is expected to reach 8 billion on November 15, the UN forecast Monday in a report that said India will surpass China as the most populous country on the Earth in 2023.
That overall population milestone “is a reminder of our shared responsibility to care for our planet and a moment to reflect on where we still fall short of our commitments to one another,” Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. “This is an occasion to celebrate our diversity, recognize our common humanity, and marvel at advancements in health that have extended lifespans and dramatically reduced maternal and child mortality rates,” he added.
The forecast by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs said the world’s population is growing at its slowest pace since 1950.
It should hit 8.5 billion in 2030 and 9.7 billion in 2050, peaking at around 10.4 billion people in the 2080s before steadying at that level until 2100.
While a net drop in birth rates is observed in several developing countries, more than half of the rise forecast in the world’s population in the coming decades will be concentrated in eight countries, the report said. It said they are the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines and Tanzania.
