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applegrove

(131,928 posts) Wed Aug 19, 2015, 07:40 PM Aug 2015

'The biggest change of our time' is happening right now in Africa [View all]

'The biggest change of our time' is happening right now in Africa

Read more: http://www.techinsider.io/africas-population-explosion-will-change-humanity-2015-8#ixzz3jJ6oYAkb

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"More than half of global population growth between now and 2050 is expected to occur in Africa," says the United Nations report. "Of the additional 2.4 billion people projected to be added to the global population between 2015 and 2050, 1.3 billion will be added in Africa."

After 2050, Africa is projected to be the only major area that has a continually growing population, meaning that it will house 25% of the global population in 2010 and 39% in 2100.

In 1950, only 9% of the world's population was African.

Conversely, Europe is projected to have a smaller population in 2050 than in 2015.

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'The biggest change of our time' is happening right now in Africa [View all] applegrove Aug 2015 OP

Lot's of opportunity. Let us just hope this shuts up all the GOPers who say "but we don't want applegrove Aug 2015 #1

We don't want population growth anywhere IMHO Egnever Aug 2015 #2

And we slow it down by increasing the middle class. applegrove Aug 2015 #4

Not sure what that has to do with a population explosion in Africa Egnever Aug 2015 #6

There will be markets that africans can take advantage of. Already cell phones are increasing income applegrove Aug 2015 #8

Why does that have to come with an increase in population? Egnever Aug 2015 #9

Because there is vastly less child mortality. Used to be you had to have 10 children to end up with applegrove Aug 2015 #14

Everything. Make them richer and they have fewer children Recursion Aug 2015 #17

Exactly what has happened in Asia where more than 1/2 of the world's population lives. pampango Aug 2015 #13

Yep...this isn't good news for the earth. haikugal Aug 2015 #5

I don't see this as a good thing. 7 billion people is enough. Throd Aug 2015 #3

The end of charismatic megafauna in Africa maxsolomon Aug 2015 #7

Kiss gorillas goodbye too. tabasco Aug 2015 #12

In parts of Africa getting rid of elephants means more crops. AngryAmish Aug 2015 #21

free condoms and pregnancy prevention for everyone...everywhere nt msongs Aug 2015 #10

Yes. That is important. Right now it is not the case in many rural parts. applegrove Aug 2015 #11

The most effective contraceptive in human history is economic development Recursion Aug 2015 #16

This is based on the UN Population Division, who think people are going to migrate less and less muriel_volestrangler Aug 2015 #15

And what will happen to the flora and fauna of the African continent? romanic Aug 2015 #18

"If present trends continue." bemildred Aug 2015 #19

My point is that it will be a multi-polar world instead applegrove Aug 2015 #20

Yes, that's already here, but present trends will not, can not, continue. bemildred Aug 2015 #22