Earth crowded now? Wait 'til 2050

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"The United States is projected to be the major net recipient of international migrants, 1.1 million annually, with its population increasing from 298 million in 2005 to 394 million in 2050, the report said........"

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Earth crowded now? Wait 'til 2050
U.N.: Expect 40% population growth, most in developing world


Sudanese refugees wait for prenatal care

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Pregnant Sudanese refugees wait for prenatal care at a clinic in Bonga, Ethiopia, in this 2003 photo. The women are from the Uduk tribe, 7,000 of whom fled Sudan in 1989 for Bonga. By 2003, their numbers were 17,000, with an average of 100 births a month. The growth was attributed to polygamy, young marriages and an aversion to any kind of birth control.

The Associated Press
Updated: 1:34 p.m. ET Feb. 25, 2005

UNITED NATIONS - The world’s population will increase by 40 percent to 9.1 billion in 2050 but virtually all the growth will be in the developing world, especially in the 50 poorest countries, the U.N. Population Division said.

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The division’s revision Thursday of earlier estimates said the population in less developed countries is expected to swell from 5.3 billion today to 7.8 billion in 2050. By contrast, the population of richer developed countries will remain mostly unchanged, at 1.2 billion........