According to the UN Population report, “The World Population Prospects 2019: Highlights” released earlier this week, India will overtake China by around 2027 to become the most populous country while Pakistan will remain the world’s fifth largest country in terms of population. “Many of the fastest growing populations are in the poorest countries, where population growth brings additional challenges”, said Liu Zhenmin, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), in a statement. More than half of the predicted global population by 2050 will be clustered in just nine countries, the report said: India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Indonesia, Egypt, and the United States. For those countries where the population is falling, immigration is expected to plug the gaps, particularly in Belarus, Estonia, and Germany. “Many of the fastest growing populations are in the poorest countries, where population growth brings additional challenges”, said Liu Zhenmin, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 20, 2019 19:41 UTC