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The Census Bureau attributed the
in population growth to
of longer lifespans and lower
rates. However, it forecast that the population would reach 10.2 billion in 2060. It said: "The world population is projected to keep growing
declining fertility rates. In fact, we estimate the number of
already peaked in 2017. Instead, population growth in the future will come from larger
of people at adult ages." It added: "Population growth is the result of fertility, mortality, migration and the
of the population at certain
.…Nearly three quarters (74 per cent) of the earth's population reside in
where fertility is around or below the
level."
