'Bomb' disposal: Global population could peak below nine billion in 2050s

Stuart Stone
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World's population could peak significantly lower than 'population bomb' estimates from the likes of the UN, new analysis suggests

A long feared "population bomb" may not detonate with the impact feared by governments, according to new figures predicting the Earth's population could peak just below nine billion people around mid-century...

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