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Population 2050: The global population is expected to increase by 38%, from 6.9 billion in 2010 to 9.6 billion in 2050. The population of children younger than 15 is projected to increase by only 10%, a consequence of falling birth rates.
Other highlights from the 2009 World Population Data Sheet: Africa's population has just passed 1 billion. The continent's population is growing by about 24 million per year, and will double by 2050. About half the world lives in poverty. Nearly 50 percent of world population lives on less than the equivalent of US$2 per day.