Global Scans · Demographics · Weekly Summary

• [New] More than half of the world's population will be affected by water shortages by 2032, causing severe health consequences, unless urgent action is taken. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] Using the low-variant projection, which assumes faster fertility decline, world population reaches a maximum of 8.1 billion in 2046, then falls to 6.2 billion by 2100. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] Using the high-variant projection, which assumes slower fertility decline, world population will reach 10.6 billion in 2050 and 12 billion in 2065. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] With a population of 7 billion, and another billion projected in less than 15 years, the world faces daunting challenges, including global warming, a recent rapid increase in food prices, and more than 1 billion people living in extreme poverty. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] Demographic shifts (aging population in Korea, youth bulge in Southeast Asia) will affect labour supply. Risk Intelligence Service
• [New] In the recent report from the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled Demographic Implications of the 2026-2028 Immigration Levels Plan, we see that Canada's population growth is now almost entirely dependent on net immigration. SenCanada
• [New] The immigration initiative, put forward by the right-wing Swiss People's Party, seeks to limit Switzerland's population to ten million by 2050 by drastically restricting immigration. SWI Swissinfo.ch
• [New] Population: ~234,000 individuals globally Share of Wealth: 34% of total HNWI wealth Growth Rate: The UHNW population is projected to grow 31% by 2030. X1 Wealth
• [New] Global meat consumption is projected to increase by 13%, with 45% of global consumption growth occurring in upper-middle-income countries as a result of rapid population and income growth. Frontiers
• [New] The population aged 60 and over is expected to exceed 400 million by around 2035, accounting for more than 30% of the total population, marking China's entry into the severe ageing stage. Exoskeleton Report
• [New] In coming decades, China's working-age population is expected to contract and the dependency ratio, which is the ratio of non-working-age to working-age population, is expected to increase substantially. Reserve Bank of Australia
• [New] Continued population growth combined with current levels of resource use will place even greater strain on ecosystems and societies around the world. ScienceDaily
• [New] The U.S. population will grow from 343.5 million in 2026 to 371.5 million in 2056, a gain of 28.0 million. Penn Wharton Budget Model
• [New] The world's population is aging rapidly, reshaping how healthcare systems, corporations and investors approach long-term growth opportunities. Yahoo Finance
• [New] The primary phenomena that all rich industrial countries will experience over the next 30 years is not de-population - that is coming just later - but ageing. Lant Pritchett
• [New] Approximately 20% of the world population will be constituted by older adults, with 2.1 billion people across the globe. LWW
• [New] The population aged sixty-five and older will reach ninety-five million by 2060, nearly doubling from 2016 levels. / USA Market Data Forecast
• [New] As the U.S. population ages, the total number of people with chronic diseases - and the costs associated with them - in turn will rise. Managed Healthcare Executive
• [New] The elderly share of India's population could double to over 20% by 2050, making senior care a major policy challenge. Anantam IAS
• [New] India is facing a rapid demographic transition, with the elderly population projected to reach 347 million by 2050, making up roughly 20% of the total population. Anantam IAS
• [New] One-quarter of Asia Pacific's population is anticipated to be aged 60 or older by 2050, fueling prostate cancer incidence and the requirement for extensible and non-invasive biomarker-based screening solutions. Persistence Market Research
• [New] By 2050, the global population aged 80+ will triple to 425 million, with two-thirds in LMICs. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] The Maori ethnic population aged 65 years and over is likely to more than double from 75,000 in 2025 to around 180,000 in 2048. Mirage News

Last updated: 07 June 2026