Demographic projections: 2018 vs 2060 (part 1)
These are the ten most populous countries in 2018:
- China 1,393,686,493
- India 1,358,137,719
- United States 328,835,763
- Indonesia 266,357,298
- Brazil 212,873,151
- Pakistan 200,662,818
- Nigeria 196,752,840
- Bangladesh 166,734,722
- Russia 143,261,490
- Mexico 131,788,271
These will be the ten most populous countries by 2060:
- India 1,745,182,406
- China 1,276,757,047
- Nigeria 473,123,062
- United States 403,503,684
- Pakistan 332,977,509
- Indonesia 326,037,518
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 237,216,692
- Brazil 236,013,664
- Ethiopia 209,458,924
- Bangladesh 201,942,310
The greatest population declines are projected for these ten countries between 2018 and 2060:
- Bulgaria 6,992,150 to 4,664,960 (-33.28%)
- Moldova 4,044,534 to 2,908,731 (-28.08%)
- Romania 19,105,089 to 13,932,170 (-27.08%)
- Ukraine 44,170,002 to 32,542,047 (-26.33%)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,782,297 to 2,792,611 (-26.17%)
- Latvia 1,935,780 to 1,504,200 (-22.29%)
- Croatia 4,194,538 to 3,332,966 (-20.54%)
- Poland 38,522,728 to 30,826,729 (-19.98%)
- Lithuania 2,817,402 to 2,271,738 (-19.37%)
- Hungary 9,754,429 to 7,865,336 (-19.37%)
Not surprisingly, all of them are in Eastern Europe or southern Slavic countries.
These are the demographic milestones that will happen between 2018 and 2060:
- India will surpass China as the world's most populated political entity in 2022.
- After 2028, China's population will begin to decline.
- Asia will be home to five billion residents by 2034.
- Africa's population will reach two billion people in 2039.
- Nigeria will surpass the United States in population in 2049.
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