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World Population Could Reach Nearly 11 Billion By 2100

Posted by timothy on from the paging-dr-malthus dept.

vinces99 writes "A new analysis shows that world population could reach nearly 11 billion by the end of this century, according to a United Nations report issued June 13. That's about 800 million, or about 8 percent, more than the previous projection issued in 2011. The change is largely because birth rates in Africa have not declined as quickly as had been expected, according to Adrian Raftery of the University of Washington's Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences. The U.N. estimates use statistical methods developed at the center. The current African population is about 1.1 billion and it is now expected to reach 4.2 billion, nearly a fourfold increase, by 2100, Raftery said."

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  1. What?!? by Charliemopps · · Score: 5, Funny

    How the hell is the NSA supposed to keep track of all those people?!?!

    1. Re:What?!? by Freshly+Exhumed · · Score: 5, Funny

      Silly, when the big scooper trucks grab people up and feed them into the food chain the NSA will just file them under Project Make Room!

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    2. Re:What?!? by zAPPzAPP · · Score: 3, Funny

      There can only be so many different people.
      The trick is to spot all the doubles and save on diskspace and computing power!

    3. Re:What?!? by ArcadeMan · · Score: 1, Funny

      Silly, when the big scooper trucks grab people up and feed them into the food chain the NSA will just file them under Project Soylent Green!

      Fixed that for you.

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  2. Re:Won't happen by Attila+Dimedici · · Score: 4, Funny

    Eventually, Malthus will be right.

    Eventually, the universe will reach heat death where all useful energy has been used.

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  3. The Daleks will help control the population growth by ArcadeMan · · Score: 3, Funny

    Exterminate, EXTERMINATE!

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  4. Re:Fearmongering in 3...2...1... by JeanCroix · · Score: 1, Funny

    Things like shark fining,

    I hardly think placing surcharges on sharks will solve sustainability issues...

  5. Re:Won't happen by Ol+Olsoc · · Score: 1, Funny

    That's not going to happen.

    Also, technological advances are a CONSEQUENCE of large populations. Small populations huddle around fires. Large populations are in everyone's best interest.

    Mr Duggar, is that you? Your wife called - she wants another baby.

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