WHAT'S NEXT?: The global population is expected to reach 8.5 billion in 2030, up 1 billion from 2016. Western economies are declining in numbers and emerging economies witnessing burgeoning growth.
[New] Immigrants will comprise approximately a quarter of the US working population by 2050.
PubMed Central (PMC)
[New] Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for nearly 10 million deaths in 2020, while over 35 million new cases are expected by 2050 due to population ageing and increased exposure to risk factors related to socioeconomic development.
PubMed Central (PMC)
[New] By 2050, the global population aged 80+ will triple to 425 million, with two-thirds in LMICs.
PubMed Central (PMC)
[New] By 2056, the sex ratio of the Australia-born older population is projected to have increased, reflecting assumed convergence of male and female mortality rates over time.
PubMed Central (PMC)
[New] The 65+ UK-born population increases for the first half of the projection horizon before declining slightly by 2056, whilst the Ireland-born population is expected to grow strongly.
PubMed Central (PMC)
[New] The largest numerical decline over the projection horizon is expected to occur for the Southern Europe-born 65+ population which declines in number from 165,000 in 2016 to 71,000 in 2056, followed by the South Eastern Europe-born (161,000 to 94,000).
PubMed Central (PMC)
[New] The 65+ population born in Southern Asia is projected to experience the greatest numerical increase over the projection horizon, increasing from 50,000 in 2016 to 520,000 by 2056 (+470,000).
PubMed Central (PMC)
[New] Global food demand is projected to rise by more than 50% by 2050 as the world's population approaches 9.7 billion.
The AI Journal
[New] With an estimated annual increase of approximately 3%, the total population of older adults in Missouri is expected to increase 41% by 2030.
PubMed Central (PMC)
[New] India, China, and Nigeria collectively account for 35% of projected global urban population growth between 2018 and 2050, positioning them as the world's most concentrated smart city technology procurement opportunities within a defined macro-regional investment horizon.
Persistence Market Research
[New] 68% of the global population will reside in urban areas by 2050, adding 2.5 billion more city dwellers, creating unprecedented demand for intelligent urban infrastructure managing traffic, energy, water, and public safety at scale across rapidly expanding municipal boundaries.
Persistence Market Research
[New] The escalating global population, projected to reach nearly 10 billion by 2050, is exerting unprecedented pressure on food production and storage infrastructure.
Verified Market Reports
[New] The oldest Baby Boomers will turn 80 in 2026, with the U.S. octogenarian population on track to more than double by 2040.
Brookfield
[New] The world's population of people aged 60 years and older will double from 1 billion in 2020 to 2.1 billion in 2050.
Yahoo Finance
[New] Population ageing is a persistent trend, with projections indicating that by 2030, over 1 billion people will be aged 60 or above globally, representing nearly 13% of the total population.
Verified Market Reports
[New] India and Africa, two of the few regions of the world that will keep growing (going from 35% of the world's population today to 45% in 2050), will enjoy greater geopolitical sway.
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[New] The over-85 population will more than double by 2050, but capacity at assisted living facilities is declining due to labour shortages and regulatory constraints.
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[New] The second megatrend facing the United States is that, following the year 2030, the population of Americans younger than 25 will start shrinking in absolute terms.
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[New] In the coming decades, the U.S. population will grow far more slowly than ever before, and it will become much older and more racially diverse.
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[New] There has been an eightfold increase in yearly reported dengue fever cases over the last two decades, with about half the world's population at risk of infection and 100 to 400 million cases registered worldwide each year.
Sierra Magazine
[New] Population ageing is accelerating across ASEAN member states, with the number of people aged 60 and over projected to rise from 59.5 million in 2015 to 127 million by 2035.
IDRC - International Development Research Centre
Last updated: 28 May 2026
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