国际英语资讯:Worlds population to reach 9.7 bln in 2050: UN Report
<p><span word="UNITED">UNITED</span> <span word="NATIONS">NATIONS</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 17-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="from">from</span> 7.7 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="to">to</span> 9.7 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2050, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Population">Population</span> <span word="Prospects">Prospects</span> 2019: <span word="Highlights">Highlights</span>, <span word="published">published</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Population">Population</span> <span word="Division">Division</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="around">around</span> 2100, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 11 <span word="billion">billion</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="expectancy">expectancy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="fertility">fertility</span> <span word="levels">levels</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> 65 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="grows">grows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2050, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="age">age</span> 65, <span word="up">up</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> 11 <span word="in">in</span> 2019.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="experiencing">experiencing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reduction">reduction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="growing">growing</span>.</p><p><span word="Populations">Populations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="projected">projected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decrease">decrease</span> <span word="by">by</span> 1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="in">in</span> 55 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> 26 <span word="may">may</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reduction">reduction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="projected">projected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decrease">decrease</span> <span word="by">by</span> 31.4 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="around">around</span> 2.2 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="between">between</span> 2019 <span word="and">and</span> 2050, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overtake">overtake</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="populous">populous</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="around">around</span> 2027.</p>
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