## Coming of Age: Infographic on Global Population Trends

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## Bibliographic details
- Authors: NEIL RUIZ, LUIS NOE-BUSTAMANTE, NADYA SABER
- Published: March 1, 2020

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### Overview
- Publication: F&D Magazine — Coming of Age
- Authors: NEIL RUIZ, LUIS NOE-BUSTAMANTE, NADYA SABER
- Date: March 2020
- Format: Infographic series on changing demographics, including population and aging trends
- Source basis: Pew Research Center’s analysis of the United Nations’ World Population Prospects 2019 report

### Key projections and trends by 2050
- Global population projected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050.
- Global population growth slowing from about 1–2 percent to 0.5 percent annually.
- Global fertility expected to be 2.2 births per woman by 2050, down from 2.5 today.
- Global median age projected to be 36 by 2050, up from the current age of 31.

### Regional highlights and comparisons
- Europe:
  - Projected to have the oldest median age, 47 years, in 2050.
  - Projected to face the highest dependency ratio by 2050: 75 percent (the number of people of nonworking age (over 65) compared with those of working age).
- Latin America and the Caribbean:
  - Current median age 31 projected to increase to 41 by 2050—the biggest shift among regions.
  - Expected dependency ratio in 2050: 56 percent (same as Asia).
- Asia:
  - Expected dependency ratio in 2050: 56 percent.
- Africa:
  - Only region whose population is expected to grow more than 1 percent a year.
  - Projected to have the youngest median age, 25, by 2050.

### Causes and implications noted
- Primary drivers of slower global population growth:
  - Falling birth rates.
  - Aging populations.
- Fertility approaching replacement level:
  - Replacement rate cited as 2.1 births per woman—the number needed to maintain a population’s size.
- Divergent regional demographic pressures:
  - Some regions (Europe) face high aging and shrinking population risks.
  - Others (Africa) will remain youthful with higher growth rates.

*Coming of Age: Infographic on Global Population Trends — F&D Magazine (March 2020), by NEIL RUIZ, LUIS NOE-BUSTAMANTE, NADYA SABER; based on the Pew Research Center’s analysis of the United Nations’ 2019 World Population Prospects Report.*

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