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Old Posted Feb 18, 2018, 1:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Acajack View Post
It may happen later than some had predicted (some were saying as early as 2050) but global population growth is inevitably going to level off significantly.

As prosperity continues to increase in almost all developed countries and women there become increasingly educated their emigration and birth rates will continue to plummet.
That's true for most of the world with one enormous, elephant-in-the-room sized exception. The UN predicts that Africa's population will double between now and 2050 and double again from 2050 and 2100. The population of sub-Saharan Africa is projected at 4 billion by the end of the century, as opposed to 1 billion today. Nigeria will be closing in on China in population by then. So I wouldn't think that we've heard the end of immigration pressure, particularly in Europe.
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