The world population is on course to peak earlier than expected this century and at a lower level, the United Nations forecasts.
The world population is on course to peak earlier than expected this century as some of the world’s largest countries face declining birth rates, according to the United Nations.
According to the organization’s biennial World Population Prospects report, global population is projected to peak at around 10.3 billion in the mid-2080s from the current 8.2 billion. It is expected to gradually decline to 10.2 billion by 2100 — 6% lower than anticipated a decade ago.
The UN in 2022 had estimated the world population would peak at 10.4 billion by the 2080s.
