{"id":536,"date":"2019-06-18T12:22:03","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T16:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kjmaclean.com\/wordpress\/?p=536"},"modified":"2019-06-18T12:22:46","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T16:22:46","slug":"the-future-of-the-planet-is-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjmaclean.com\/wordpress\/the-future-of-the-planet-is-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future of the Planet is Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A fascinating article has been published by the Pew Foundation on June 17, 2019, based on a report from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population division, \u201cWorld Population prospects 2019.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are some sample graphics from the article, which can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/2019\/06\/17\/worlds-population-is-projected-to-nearly-stop-growing-by-the-end-of-the-century\/\">https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/2019\/06\/17\/worlds-population-is-projected-to-nearly-stop-growing-by-the-end-of-the-century\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>World population growth is projected to flatten by 2100<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kjmaclean.com\/Newsletters\/popgrowth2019.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The global fertility rate is expected to be 1.9 births per woman by 2100, down from 2.5 today. <\/strong>2.1 is replacement value \u2013 the rate of birth at which the population neither rises nor falls.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/FT_19.06.17_WorldPopulation_Global-fertility-is-falling-as-world-is-aging.png?w=640\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/FT_19.06.17_WorldPopulation_Populiation-growth-Africa-projected-remain-strong.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/FT_19.06.08_UNPopulationProjections_revised.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption> <strong>African population growth to remain strong until 2100.<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/FT_19.06.17_WorldPopulation_By-2100-half-of-babies-worldwide-expected-to-be-born-Africa.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/FT_19.06.17_WorldPopulation_Latin-America-Caribbean-had-one-of-youngest-populations-1950-by-2100-expected-to-have-oldest.png\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>African population to be the youngest in 2100<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/FT_19.06.17_WorldPopulation_By-2100-five-of-10-largest-countries-projected-to-be-in-Africa.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Never would have thunk it! India will eventually surpass China as the world\u2019s most populous country, but Africa\u2019s population will be almost as large as Asia\u2019s by 2100. Africa is the heart chakra of the planet. The continent has been abused for centuries and held down. Perhaps, in the 21st century, Africa will cause humanity to become more heart-centered. We certainly could use an infusion of good vibes! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fascinating article has been published by the Pew Foundation on June 17, 2019, based on a report from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population division, \u201cWorld Population prospects 2019.\u201d Here are some sample graphics from &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/kjmaclean.com\/wordpress\/the-future-of-the-planet-is-africa\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjmaclean.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjmaclean.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjmaclean.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjmaclean.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjmaclean.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=536"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kjmaclean.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":538,"href":"https:\/\/kjmaclean.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536\/revisions\/538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjmaclean.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjmaclean.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjmaclean.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}