{"id":323763,"date":"2019-06-22T11:00:35","date_gmt":"2019-06-22T09:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=323763"},"modified":"2019-06-21T15:23:52","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T13:23:52","slug":"heres-how-many-people-will-be-living-in-south-africa-by-2030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/323763\/heres-how-many-people-will-be-living-in-south-africa-by-2030\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s how many people will be living in South Africa by 2030"},"content":{"rendered":"

The global population is likely to reach 9.7 billion people 2050, according to a new UN population report<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, the overall growth rate will continue to fall, and more countries will have to adapt to the consequences of an ageing population.<\/p>\n

“The next 30 years will see the global population add an extra 2 billion people to today\u2019s figure of 7.7 billion, and, by the end of the century, the planet will have to sustain around 11 billion,” the researchers said.<\/p>\n

“India is expected to show the highest population increase between now and 2050, overtaking China as the world\u2019s most populous country, by around 2027.<\/p>\n

“India, along with eight other countries, will make up over half of the estimated population growth between now and 2050. In all, the population of sub-Saharan Africa is expected to practically double by 2050.”<\/p>\n

The nine countries expected to show the biggest increase are:<\/p>\n