With the global population at more than 7 billion people and growing by the second, we thought we'd take another look at what the world could look like in the coming years.
Though most of us won't be around to see it, the United Nations has projected that our incredible population growth will level off at around 10 billion people by the year 2100.
Already, at 7 billion, we are experiencing severe poverty, hunger, a shortage of resources, increased urbanization and climate change issues.
Will we be doomed by 2100, or can we make it work? Since we've only got one planet (so far), let's hope for the latter.
By 2100, 80 percent of the world's populations will live in cities
Increased urbanization will be one of the main ways the planet will sustain 10 billion people. There will be a lot of new cities, and mega-cities (cities with a population of over 20 million) will become more common.
Possible candidates for mega-city status include: Beijing, Delhi, Jakarta, Mexico City, Mumbai, São Paulo, and Shanghai.
The world will have a few hundred languages at the most
Right now, there are over 7,000 languages spoken. But lesser used languages will fall by the wayside, while English will become the most used form of communication around the world.
22.3 percent of people will be at least 65 years old
That will be a huge increase, up from 7.6 percent in 2010.
The burden on the youth to carry the old will be greater than ever.
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