World Population Will Be Over 9 Billion By 2050

Friday, 13 March 2009, 10:23 am
Press Release: United Nations

Revised UN Estimates Put World Population At Over 9 Billion By 2050

New York, Mar 11 2009 6:10PM The world’s population will hit 7 billion early in 2012 and top 9 billion in 2050, with the majority of the increase taking place in developing countries, according to revised United Nations estimates released today.

“There have been no big changes for the recent estimates and we have not changed the assumptions for the future,â€