LAHORE: Pakistan’s population is expected to climb to 403 million by 2050, a United Nations (UN) report released Monday said.
The earth’s population is expected to rise to 9.7 billion in 2050 from 7.7 billion today, according to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs’ “World Population Prospects” report.
The study paints a picture of a future in which a handful of countries see their populaces surge as life expectancy lengthens while the global growth rate slows amid declining fertility rates.
By 2050, more than half of the world’s population growth will be concentrated in just nine countries: India, Nigeria, Pakistan, …read more
Source: Pakistan Today
