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The ‘baby bust’

Everyone should be worried

17 October 2024

10:08 AM

17 October 2024

10:08 AM

The ‘youthquake’ of Africa will look like this, the UN projects. The continent’s 54 countries are expected to host 2.9 billion people by 2050, a 70 per cent jump from today. By mid-century, Africans will comprise 30 per cent of humanity, up from 8 per cent in 1950 and 21 per cent now.

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