Ep. 306: Population boom or not?
Guest: Stein Emil Vollset, PhD
A new study, published by The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, estimates the global population will rise through to the mid-60s and then plummet in much of the world, while soaring in Africa.
The study examines fertility, mortality and migration, and projects global population to rise to 9.7 billion in 2065 and then rapidly decline by close to one billion people by the end of the century.
Beyond the numbers are the dramatic population drops in Europe, most of Asia, South and Central America, juxtaposed against large increases in Africa. The societal and economic challenges will be immense. No one country can address the issues alone that will arise.
We invited Dr Stein Emil Vollset, the lead author of the extensive report on global populations, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the significance of huge population swings on countries around the world.
