The world population is on course to peak earlier than expected this century as some of the world's largest countries face declining birth rates, according to the United Nations. According to the organization's biennial World Population Prospects report, global population is projected to peak at around 10.3 billion in the mid-2080s from the current 8.2 billion. The UN in 2022 had estimated the world population would peak at 10.4 billion by the 2080s. The total population of these countries is stipulated to fall by 14% over the next 30 years. For 126 countries including the United States, India, Indonesia, and Pakistan, population is expected to peak in the second half of the century or later.

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Persons: Li Junhua, Li Organizations: United Nations, UN, Economic, Social Affairs, Central African, Democratic Locations: China, South Korea, Spain, Italy, Germany, Japan, Russia, Niger, Somalia, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, United States, India, Indonesia, Pakistan