John Wilmoth, the director of the United Nations Population Division, has given a very prominent statement at the 2015 Joint Statistical Meetings in Seattle - the world's population will hit 11 billion by 2100 and more than half of the number will be Africans.
His presentation, "Populations Projections by the United Nations," outlined several projections of population growth around the world, as well as its underlying effects, such as scarcity of resources and fuel, unemployment, poverty, crime and political unrest, according to The Daily Mail.
Wilmoth's figures are in line with the projections published in the Science journal last year, which stated that there will be approximately 10.9 billion people living on the planet by the turn of the century.
According to the U.N. report, the steady rise in population will be fueled by the growth in Africa, which is projected to jump from 1.2 billion today to between 3.4 and 5.6 billion by 2100.
Nigeria, which is the continent's most populated country, is projected to quadruple its populations from 182 million to 752 million by 2100. Even if the county's fertility rate declines significantly, a 90 percent chance still exists that the country will at least double its population, reports The International Business Times.
Meanwhile, Asia, which is currently the world's most populous continent, will retain its title, peaking at 5.3 billion inhabitants by 2050 and normalizing at about 4.9 billion by 2100. The report also projects that the U.S. is expected to expand from 322 million people to 450 million by the turn of the century.
The results outlined in the report are projected to have a massive impact for national governments. Earlier this year, an HNGN article outlined an increase in the number of immigrants in he United States, fueled by the influx of immigrants from populated countries.
World Population: 11 Billion By 2100 Due To Growth In Africa
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