https://ift.tt/2wwdHAe World Population Could Peak Decades Ahead of U.N. Forecast, Study Asserts Population, Economic Conditions and Trends The study, published in The Lancet, said an accelerated decline in fertility rates means the global population could peak in 2064 at 9.7 billion and fall to 8.8 billion by century’s end. BY RICK GLADSTONE https://ift.tt/38VbrCa July 15, 2020 at 05:11AM