Java is one of the most densely populated areas in the world. California and Texas, the two most populous states, account for about one quarter of the population. Very densely populated urban areas are clustered along the east and the west coasts. Its dependency Hong Kong would, by itself, rank around 100 in a list of countries.Ī very high population density exists throughout the country, apart from the deserts in the northwest and the mountains in the north. However, the population of 61 countries is projected to decrease by 1% or more between 20, driven by a fall in fertility.The majority of the population is located in the eastern half of the country. The United Nations said more than half of the projected increase in the global population up to 2050 will be concentrated in eight countries – Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines and Tanzania.Ĭountries of sub-Saharan Africa are expected to contribute more than half of the increase anticipated through 2050.
Referring to an earlier World Health Organization report – estimating about 14.9 million deaths relating to the Covid-19 pandemic between January 2020 and December 2021, the UN report said global life expectancy at birth fell to 71 years in 2021 from 72.8 years in 2019, mostly due to the pandemic. AFP PHOTO/ INDRANIL MUKHERJEE (Photo credit should read INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP/Getty Images) INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP/AFP/Getty ImagesĪ two-child policy in overpopulated India? It won't work, say experts Participants receive prize money by constructing a human pyramid tall enough to enable the topmost person to reach the pot and claim the contents after breaking it. Indian Hindu devotees gesture before attempting to form a human pyramid in a bid to reach and break a dahi-handi (curd-pot) suspended in air during celebrations for the Janmashtami festival, which marks the birth of Hindu god Lord Krishna, in Mumbai on August 18, 2014.
Still, a growing population was a reminder of a shared responsibility of care for the planet and to “reflect on where we still fall short of our commitments to one another,” he said. “This is an occasion to celebrate our diversity, recognize our common humanity, and marvel at advancements in health that have extended lifespans and dramatically reduced maternal and child mortality rates,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement. Global fertility is projected to decline further to 2.1 births per woman by 2050. In 2021, the average fertility of the world’s population stood at 2.3 births per woman over a lifetime, having fallen from about 5 births in 1950. The world’s population was growing at its slowest pace since 1950, having fallen below 1% in 2020, UN estimates showed. The government had deferred the 2021 census due to the Covid-19 pandemic. India’s population was 1.21 billion in 2011, according to the domestic census, which is conducted once a decade. The world’s population, estimated to reach 8 billion by November 15 this year, could grow to 8.5 billion in 2030, and 10.4 billion in 2100, as the pace of mortality slows, said the report released on World Population Day. India is set to surpass China as the world’s most populous country in 2023, with each counting more than 1.4 billion residents this year, a United Nations report said on Monday, warning that high fertility would challenge economic growth.
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