Global Population Continues to Rise

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Trends and Projections in World Population Growth by Region, Medium Fertility Projection, 1950-2050

The youthful age structure of most developing countries means that their absolute populations continue to grow, even where the rate of increase has declined significantly. For more information, visit http://www.wri.org/trends/popgrow.html

Source: United Nations (U.N.) Population Division, Long Range World Population Projections: Two Centuries of World Population Growth: 1950-2150 (U.N., New York, 1992), Table 6, p. 22

Note: Projections are based on the U.N. medium variant.