Without policies that take account of a growing population with few working-age people, DRC risks seeing an increase in poverty and hunger.
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As late as 1970, only about 5% of Americans chose to be cremated. In 2020, more than 56% Americans opted for it.
The UN’s new global population projections include some surprises – in particular, that the global population in 2100 will be 3% less than they projected in 2017.
The global population is climbing faster and faster. What will this mean for future generations?
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Associate Professor of Mathematics, College of the Holy Cross
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Gilles Pison is a Friend of The Conversation.
Anthropologue et démographe, professeur émérite, Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN); Ined (Institut national d'études démographiques)
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Professor of population and development studies, University of Kinshasa
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Professor and Chair of Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis, University of Southern California