Population

• [New] The problem of hidden hunger - deficiencies in essential vitamins and minerals - continues to pose serious threats to populations and economies around the world.
• [New] Although aging population represents one significant global demographic trend for which CPG companies must prepare, it is important to mention that by 2030, Hispanics will make up 23% of the population in the United States, while the white population will fall from 65% to 55%.
• [New] Social protection system is very limited across the South Asian countries, where vulnerable population is expected to face unprecedented challenge due to the COVID-19 pandemic at their own expense.
• [New] Ten thousand Baby Boomers turn 65 years old every day, and by 2030, 18% of the U.S. population will be age 65 or older.
• [New] As with trends in the U.S. population overall, the veteran population is expected to become more racially and ethnically diverse.
• [New] Water demand already exceeds supply in many parts of the world, and as world population continues to rise conditions are expected to worsen.
• [New] Agricultural production in the United States is projected to expand to meet the increased food needs of the US population, which is expected to double in the next 70 years.
• [New] Population growth, accompanied by increased water use, will not only severely reduce water availability per person but also create stress on biodiversity in the entire global ecosystem.
• [New] As new shipments of Pfizer and onshore-manufactured AstraZeneca are made available, they will be provided across Australia to vaccinate the population in line with the rollout plan.
• [New] Vaccine distribution remains nonexistent in many of the poorest countries, and experts anticipate that 80% of the population in low-resource settings will not receive a vaccine in 2021.
• [New] By 2050, more than 4 billion people, nearly half the world' s population, are expected to live in countries that are chronically short of water.
• [New] The number of people older than 65 will double by the year 2060, and if current trends hold, two out of three of them will have multiple chronic conditions.
• [New] India's vaccine manufacturing heft gives it the opportunity to inoculate its population and achieve herd immunity against COVID-19.
• [New] While the humanitarian needs of vulnerable populations should always be paramount, actions to address forced migration in East Asia will provide tangible benefits to the United States as well.
• [New] In Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation, pro-IS groups remain a threat two years after the ultra radicals were defeated in Syria and Iraq.
• [New] Since the U.S. population of adults over the age of 65 is expected to nearly double by 2050, there is an enormous opportunity to foster successful aging and to increase functional life years through expanded efforts aimed at CVD prevention.
• [New] The world needs the brightest minds engaged in the science of food to meet the challenge of feeding a projected population of 9 billion in 2050.
• [New] The African continent is undergoing immense social and economic change, particularly regarding population growth and urbanization, where the urban population in Africa is anticipated to increase by a factor of 3 over the next 40 years.
• [New] While touchdown events may not threaten human activity if occurring over Antarctica, if they were to take place above a densely populated area, they would result in millions of casualties and severe damages over distances of up to hundreds of kilometres.
• By 2023 the speed of broadband service provided over fixed networks is expected to double from 2018 levels, 9 even as the speed of broadband service provided over fixed networks triples.

Last updated: 08 April 2021