世界人口将在2064年达到峰值后开始下降_BEC初级作文

世界人口将在2064年达到峰值后开始下降

研究报告的作者们预计，日本人口将从2017年的约1.28亿减少到2100年的6000万，泰国将从7100万减少到3500万，西班牙将从4600万减少到2300万，意大利将从6100万减少到3100万，葡萄牙将从1100万减少到500万，韩国将从5300万减少到2700万。

Murray said that not only will the population shrink, but society will generally be older, which would have a substantial impact on economic growth.

穆雷称，不仅人口会缩水，社会年龄结构也会整体老化，这将对经济增长产生重大影响。

"There's more people needing to receive benefits from the government, whether that's social security or health insurance, and there's fewer people to pay taxes," he explained.

他解释道：“更多人需要从政府领取福利金，无论是社保金还是医保金，而纳税的人更少了。”

Researchers project that the population of sub-Saharan Africa could triple over the course of the century, from an estimated 1.03 billion in 2017 to 3.07 billion in 2100.

研究人员预计，撒哈拉以南非洲人口将在本世纪末增至原来的三倍，从2017年的10.3亿左右增加到2100年的30.7亿。

North Africa and the Middle East is the only other region predicted to have a larger population in 2100 than in 2017, with a predicted 978 million compared to 600 million.