Energy Demand Soars as Asia, Africa Drive World Population Growth, Says U.N./Worldwatch

JOHANNESBURG--July 26, 2013--Written by Richard Finlayson, Senior International Editor for Industrial Info Resource (Sugar Land, Texas)--The current world population of 7.2 billion will grow to somewhere between 6.8 billion and 16.6 billion by the end of this century, according to a recent look at population growth by the United Nations' demographers. Elements in the future mix include unexpectedly high fertility in a number of developing countries, as well as current trends in global birth, death and migration rate.