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U.N. Says World's Population Will Reach 9.8 Billion By 2050

The population growth is being driven by high birth rates in developing nations as well as higher life expectancy worldwide.

The world's population growth is slowing, according to a new United Nations report, but the number of people living on Earth will still approach 10 billion by the year 2050.

The document tallies the current population at 7.6 billion people, up from 7.4 billion just two

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