UN Ups Its Low Population Growth Scenario for 2050: Developed World Birthrates Increase

photo: Rob DiCaterino via flickr Though the United Nations thinks that the most likely scenario for human population growth will mean that the planet will have to accommodate 9.2 billion people in 2050 (which is a very slight reduction from previous estimates) the low end of their projections just got a bit higher: Because of increase in birthrate in some developed countries, the "low variant" scenario are now 117 million people more than previously thought. That means that at mi...