Global Population 2025–2050 · Africa Surges, East Asia Shrinks

Posted 2026-04-15
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Projected Population Change 2025-2050
2025–2050 PROJECTIONSource: UN World Population Prospects · Visual Capitalist

Global Population 2025–2050 · Africa Surges, East Asia Shrinks

World adds ~1.4B by 2050. Top 10 fastest-growing countries are all in sub-Saharan Africa (DRC +93%, CAR +93%, Angola +90%). China −11%, Japan −15%, S. Korea −13%; US +9.7%.