How high do demographers expect the population to be when it peaks and in what year?
a. 2020 at 8 billion c. 2100 at 10 billion
b. 2050 at 9 billion d. 2233 at 20 billion
ANS: B
It is anticipated that the global population will peak at 9 billion with the bulk of that population having been born by 2050.
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