The United Nations announced last November that the world's population had reached 8 billion people. Growth will continue, according to the U.N. report on world population estimates, reaching approximately 8.5 billion in 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050 and 10.4 billion in 2100.
By region, the population of East and Southeast Asia, including Japan and China, will be in decline by 2050, while growth will continue in Africa and Central and South Asia, including India.
