Middle East/Africa population growth

In 1950 the population of the Middle East and Africa was equivalent to half of the population of Europe. By the end of this century, it will be eight times the size of Europe’s. Source: Even in an age of austerity, aid works. We have…

In 2015 there were three times as many people aged over 85 as there were in 1990. Source: Desperate NHS needs a desperate remedy | Comment | The Times & The Sunday Times

Within five years India will overtake China as the world’s most populous country and then move far ahead. In 2050 the world’s third most populous country after India and China will be Nigeria — just ahead of the US. In 1950, Europe’s population was three…