World population to reach 10.3bn in 50 years: UN

NEW YORK: The United Nations has stated that the population of the world would reach 10.3 billion mark in about 50 years, warning of its negative consequences.

On July 11, the International Day of Population is observed every year and this year the UN released a report on the population of the world.

According to the report prepared by the UN population division, the world’s population in 1950 was 2.5 billion and since then it has seen a threefold increase. 

The report said the world’s population will continue to swell over the next several decades — growing from 8.2 billion people in 2024 to a peak of nearly 10.3 billion people in 50 to 60 years.

The global human population reached 8.0 billion in mid-November 2022 from an estimated 2.5 billion people in 1950, adding 1 billion people since 2010 and 2 billion since 1998.

The world’s population is expected to increase by nearly 2 billion persons in the next 30 years, from the current 8 billion to 9.7 billion in 2050 and could peak at nearly 10.4 billion in the mid-2080s.