The Uncertain Timing of Reaching 7 Billion and Peak Population

Sergei Scherbov; Wolfgang Lutz; Warren C. Sanderson

The Uncertain Timing of Reaching 7 Billion and Peak Population

Sergei Scherbov
, Wolfgang Lutz
, Warren C. Sanderson

Institute for Statistics and Mathematics

Publication: Other publications › Other scientific publications

Abstract

This paper addresses the uncertainties in global population forecasts of the timing of reaching certain important milestones such as a total population of 7 billion or peak population. This is studied in the context of probabilistic world population forecasts.

Original language	English
Media of output	IIASA Interim Report IR-11-002 [February 2011, 8 pp]
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2011

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504006 Demography

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