- The world will need at least 50 percent more food, 45 percent more energy and 30 percent more water than it did in 2016, according to United Nations High Level Panel on Global Sustainability estimates.
- India will surpass China as the most populous country this year or earlier.
- According to projections by the United Nations, the world population of humans is estimated to be between approximately 7,800,000,000 (7.8 billion) and 8,500,000,000 (8.5 billion) people.
- A study estimated that due to continued economic growth in Africa, most impoverished Sub-Saharan African countries will graduate from low to middle-income status by 2030.
- It is estimated that the global middle class will number about 4.9 billion people, about 66% of whom will live in Asia,and 80% living in what in 2015 is considered the developing world.Overall, middle classes will be the most important economic and social sector, and a majority of the world’s population will be out of poverty. Credit: ScienseNaturePage
