Here is my thought for today. Over 40% of Nigeria’s population is under 15 years of age, while 14% of Japan’s is. 29% of Japan’s population is over 65, while 3% of Nigeria’s is. The projected population of Nigeria in 2050 is about 400 million; the projected population of Japan about 100 million. In 2050, Nigeria will have more people than the United States, which will have about 375 million.

By the way, Pakistan’s population in 2050 will rival Nigeria’s and the Democratic Republic of the Congo will have 280 million. There will be about 1.65 billion in India and 1.25 billion in China. The continent of Africa will have 2.5 billion people, about 750 million more than today.

2050 is not that far off. It is about the same time span from where we are now than 2000, right?

I am not sure what brought on this train of thought, but clearly, the world is changing.

Today, Tokyo is the largest metropolitan area in the world. It’s population is projected to stay pretty much the same over the next 25 years, but about six other cities will eclipse it, led by Mumbai. There will be about 25 metropolitan areas with more than 20 million inhabitants.  New York City will be in that list, but no other US cities and no European cities at all.

World population will be 9.7 billion. In case you are wondering, the Jewish population is projected at 16 million. That is a ratio of 1 to .0016.

And, by the way, Europe now has an estimated 747 million people. Like Japan, its population is expected to decline over the next 25 years to 733 million. In other words, the population of India will be twice all of Europe’s, and Africa’s population will be three times that of Europe. In fact, Africa’s projected population increase will be the size of Europe’s current population.

I will stop here because breakfast is calling. But, golly gee……