Population: Not Leveling Off, Growth in Africa, Defusing the Bomb

(Before It's News)

World Population Will Continue to Rise. A new analysis projects that world population will continue to rise, leaving the planet to deal with 9 billion to 13 billion human inhabitants — 4 billion in Africa — by 2100. No leveling off is forecast.

Population Growth and Control in Africa. Africa has the world’s youngest population with 200 million people between 15 and 24 years old. If current demographic trends persist, Africa’s population will reach 1.4 billion in just ten years. UNICEF projects that by 2050 one out of every three births in the world will occur in Africa.

How to Defuse the Population Bomb. If women were given full reproductive rights, back-alley abortions would be rare. Family planning and reproductive health are some of the most crucial tools for reducing human suffering in a changing and increasingly crowded world.

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