Population

• [New] A mobile app-based certification system, by itself, is incomplete and will prove to be ineffective on a global scale as much of the world's population still does not own a smartphone.
• [New] A diverse profile of vaccination sites, drawing on the benefits of different distribution modes, will help maximise the daily vaccination rate and vaccinate the Australian population against COVID-19 as quickly as possible.
• [New] The world population in 2100 will be within a range between 15.8 billion people according to the highest estimates - high fertility variant - and 6.2 billion according to the lowest - low fertility variant -, a figure that stands below the current 7 billion.
• [New] Changes will be made to allow Australians under 50 years of age in priority populations 1 A and 1 B to receive the Pfizer vaccines reflecting the new ATAGI advice.
• [New] AstraZeneca makes up the vast majority of doses that African nations expect to receive through COVAX, which aims to deliver 600 million shots to some 40 African countries in 2021, enough to vaccinate 20% of their populations.
• [New] In the short term, delays in vaccine uptake increase the vulnerability of the Australian population to outbreaks of COVID-19 and the attendant risk of death and serious morbidity, especially among older Australians.
• [New] The great graying of China's population will magnify the pressures from the coming hollowing of the family structure.
• [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] With the world's population aging quickly, there will be profound demographic changes across all consumer markets that will shift the center of gravity towards the developing world over the following decade.
• [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] The population of Amman will benefit from the introduction of a new bus fleet in the Jordanian capital thanks to its participation in EBRD Green Cities.
• [New] As with trends in the U.S. population overall, the veteran population is expected to become more racially and ethnically diverse.
• [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] 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] Most people who fly will do so on a commercial airliner of some kind, with only a tiny slither of the world's population ever flying on a corporate aircraft during their lifetimes.
• [New] India's vaccine manufacturing heft gives it the opportunity to inoculate its population and achieve herd immunity against COVID-19.
• Water demand already exceeds supply in many parts of the world, and as world population continues to rise conditions are expected to worsen.
• 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.
• 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.

Last updated: 11 April 2021