Global Population to Pass 10 Billion By 2100, UN Projections Indicate

by Gary Kopycinski on May 3, 2011

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NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–3 May 2011. The worldâs population is projected to surge past 9 billion before 2050 and then reach 10.1 billion by the end of the century if current fertility rates continue at expected levels, according to United Nations figures unveiled today.