the United Nations estimates that the world's population will never reach 13
billion human beings almost twice what it is now even so there is only a 24
percent chance that humanity will stop growing before the year 2100 much of the
population growth obviously will not come from Europe North or South America
many think that China and India are two potential head problems each country
surpassing a population of 1.3 billion inhabitants
maybe we should only worry about India since China for the next couple years
will see its population fall on the other hand India could easily reach two
billion people by 2070 the date on which its population should begin to decline
so India adds a little more than 15 million inhabitants every single year
but relatively that demographic growth isn't all that high in fact it's only
one point eighty-seven percent the country does not even appear among the
20 countries with the highest population growth in the world a growing population
together with correct policies and turn a country into an emerging power like
Indonesia or China a growing too large too quick without a plan could be
dangerous rapid population growth in impoverished
nations is an obstacle to achieving prosperity the high population growth
rates in poor countries also impose a greater burden on their governments as
they try to stretch their limited resources and infrastructure if we add
to the fact that strong corruption or dictatorships tend to appear in these
types of nations it's a recipe for poverty so today we will see the 10
countries with the highest population growth rates in the world
let's begin
Pemberton Angola population 30 million annual
growth rate 3.3 percent Angola was one of the few portuguese colonies in Africa
but it was still a brutal victim of Portuguese colonial exploitation it was
under Portugal's rule until just 1974 the effective year of its independence
following 13 years of war with Portugal Angola is one of the most blessed
countries in Africa in terms of its natural resources it has large reserves
of oil and gas as well as being one of the fastest growing economies on the
African continent Angola is one of the largest exporters and producers of oil
in the world they currently produce about 2 million barrels per day almost
doubling the production of oil from Venezuela the average age of Angola is
extremely young at just 17 point 9 years old that is 58% of the population does
not exceed the legal limit of 18 years here you can see on golas population
diagram the surprising thing is that for example only 1% of the population is
over 65 years of age the population of Angola is expected to reach 65 million
by 2050 the curious thing is the data corroborates that even by 2050 the
population over 65 years of age will not exceed 3% if this trend continues Angola
could reach 138 million inhabitants by 2100 number 9 Iraq population 38 million
population growth rate 3.3 1 percent despite being a country that was hit
hard by the US military invasion in 2003 and after suffering a civil war for more
than ten years as a result of the invasion that claimed more than 1
million Iraqi lives Iraq still has one of the world's highest population growth
rates a country highly rich and hydrocarbons such as oil the country
still hasn't stabilized completely after the US invasion although the country
lives under a quote/unquote democracy it is highly volatile and corrupt a part of
Iraq is divided into Kurdistan and if this is taken into account for this
ranking the country has an economic growth rate of between 8 to 11 percent
among the highest in the world the average age of an Iraqi is set at 19
point 8 years old and its population is broken down like so as you can see
despite having a population growth that is faster than that of Angola Iraq
population pyramid is a little better distributed the largest proportion of
people are still infants between zero to four years old which make up 16 percent
of the population and the percentage of people over 65 hardly exceeds 2.2
percent the population of Iraq will reach 83 million by 2050 and 163 million
by 2100 surpassing Angola at number 8 Chad population 15 million population
growth rate 3.3 1 percent chad is a landlocked country located in the middle
of Central Africa or Saharan Africa it is sadly one of the poorest countries on
earth the fifth to be exact Angola for example as a GDP that's
almost 9 times more than that of Chad Chad was a former French colony up until
1960 despite France's countless military and economic aid chad remains one of the
most corrupt nations on earth the country is heavily agitated by political
violence and climate change this country has few oil reserves barely a billion
dollars worth but American companies are already exploiting these reserves now
looking at Chad's population pyramid which is very similar to that of Angola
it has about 20% of the population being less than 5 years of age
again people over 65 do not reach even 2% and Chad's average age is just 17
point 8 years the population of Chad will reach 35 million by 2050 and 70
million by 2100 the case of Chad is different from that of Angola or even
Iraq since both countries have strong reserves of hydrocarbons with which it
finances this population growth in addition both countries have strong
rates of economic growth of between 7 and 10 percent and they will be future
regional powers Chad does not have prominent resources and even then in
about 70 years its population will quadruple number 7 Burundi population 12
million population growth rate 3 point 3 4 percent if you have never heard of
this country don't worry it is one of the smallest nations in the world and is
located in central east of Africa but it is also the third poorest nation on
earth was one of the lowest GDP per capita in the world gir India only has
about 27,000 square kilometers of land which is practically nothing compared to
its African neighbors it's incredible to think that this space fits a population
of about 12 million people therefore has one
largest population densities in the world with about 400 inhabitants per
kilometer square which would make it the 20th densest nation on earth but if you
were surprised to hear that then look at Burundi's population pyramid like Chad
Burundi's population pyramid presents only a few differences except for the
part that the average age of a Burundi is only sixteen point nine years old
with this current trend and 2050 Burundi will have about 30 million inhabitants
and in 2100 more than 62 million in just 27,000 square kilometers if Chad was to
multiply the population by four in 70 years
Burundi will multiply by six in the same amount of time in 2100 Burundi will have
the same population as modern-day Colombia and Chile combined number six
haiji our population 21 million population growth rate four percent in
the previous case we've mentioned that Burundi is the third poorest nation in
the world well Nigeria is number two there was a
former French colony and is located in the middle of sub-saharan Africa it is a
large country comparable to the territory of Colombia but being located
in the middle of the Sahara only 3.9 percent of the land is suitable for
agriculture more than 85 percent of the population
depends on just 3.9 percent of arable land more than 75 percent of the
population lived in subhuman conditions with a GDP per capita of just 340 US
dollars which is three times less than Haiti the country is emerging as one of
the poorest nations in the world that will experience a population boom at the
moment the average age of Nigeria is around seventeen point five years now
let's take a look at their population pyramid as you can see it is very
disproportionate even the bar leaves the proposed axis more than 20% of the
population is under four years old and 61 percent of the population is under
age if the demographic trend of Nigeria continues until 2050 then the country
will have 72 million inhabitants and by 2100 they will attain an absolutely
gargantuan population of two hundred and ten million inhabitants which would
equal to Brazil's current population thus that year will be one of the few
countries that will increase their population tenfold in the next 70 years
number five South Sudan population 13 million population growth rate four
point zero nine percent South Sudan is a relatively new country
once belonged to the old sedan but after a bloody civil war between the
Christians in the south and the Muslim majority in the north they had decided
to separate the country one sedan achieved its independence it took away
the wealth of oil resources that were located in the south of the country its
GDP per capita is barely 246 u.s. dollars one of the lowest in the world
three times less than that of Haiti it is practically considered as a failed
state along with Somalia South Sudan and Sudan share a mutual death of 38 billion
u.s. dollars that has not yet been decided on how it would be divided this
debt represents 20 times the GDP of South Sudan which isn't entirely
surprising as it is one of the poorest nations on earth with an average age of
eighteen point seven years South Sudan will have considerable growth let's see
its population pyramid South Sudan has a population pyramid of a young country
but not of such a radical proportion as the country we saw earlier for this same
reason even if 16 percent of the population is less than 4 years old the
country's growth will still multiply but not as abruptly thus in 2050 South Sudan
will have 25 million inhabitants and by 2100 41 million that is a three hundred
and fifty percent growth number for Qatar population 2.3 million growth rate
four point seventy two percent Qatar is one of the richest countries on the
planet it is number six in leading countries in terms of GDP per capita
with 65 thousand US dollars per person this virtually doubles Italy and is only
behind countries such as Luxembourg Norway and Switzerland so what is this
country doing on this list it's our success as it is very well
known is sourced from its strong oil reserves which they used to invest in
infrastructure to diversify its economy to open up to the world and attract
millions of highly trained foreigners in fact 94% of the population lives in
their capital Doha and 88% of the population here is foreign a large
portion of the population is made up of Indians about 700,000 of them
participating in infrastructure construction work such as the stadium
for the 2022 World Cup which will have one of the most expensive investments in
the tournament's history which will surpass 30 billion US dollars precisely
because of this type of immigration the population pyramid of Qatar is different
from the previous countries on the list take a look as you can see there
are clear important disparities there are six times more men than women
between the ages of 25 and 29 and four times more between 33 and 34 most
workers leave their families in their country of origin to work in Qatar to be
able to help them financially thus the average age of Qatar is 31 years old but
as Qatar evidently does not have a young population the country experiences a
massive growth of skilled and unskilled workers but this growth will have to
stop sometime at this current rate the country will grow to at least 2.9
million inhabitants by 2100 number 3 Kuwait population 4 million growth rate
for point 81% Kuwait is a small Arab state rich in oil and other hydrocarbons
despite having just 17 thousand square kilometres making it one of the smallest
countries on earth it has vast oil reserves with 104 billion barrels Kuwait
is one of the most educated countries in the Gulf and is similar to Qatar the
high growth of the economy is one of the factors that affect investors and the
labor force 70% of Kuwait's population is foreign and has an average age of 33
years after looking at the demographic pyramid we can see that kuwait has a
slightly more balanced distribution than qatar for example even so the majority
of the population is made up of men in 2050 the country will have 6 million
inhabitants and in 2100 it will have about 7 million 50% more than now number
2 Lebanon population 6 million growth rate
6% Lebanon is a small country in the Middle East with this 4.5 million people
before the start of the Syrian civil war due to the civil war of its neighbor
country Lebanon obtained more than 1.5 million immigrants or refugees
increasing Lebanon's population exponentially in just a few years this
obviously creates a huge fiscal and economic pressure currently Lebanon is
among the 10 most indebted countries in the world so let's take a look at their
population pyramid we can see that the population of Lebanon is distributed in
an equitable manner being a rare exception within this ranking as it is
to be expected millions of Syrians will return to their country after the war
the population of the country will be reduced to 5.6 million and 2050 and back
to 4.6 million in 20 100 number-one Oman population 4.7
million and a population growth rate of 8.5% Oman is one of the most stable and
rich countries of the Arab world not so rich in comparison perhaps with its Gulf
neighbors such as Qatar or Kuwait but with the GDP per capita of about 20
thousand dollars it is one of the most stable countries of the region the
country has a strong oil industry producing close to 1 million barrels of
oil every single day it also has strong gas reserves which
also count as an important production of the national GDP with a population of
about 5 million people hundreds of thousands of immigrants came to Amman to
participate in the economic dynamism that the country is experiencing reason
for which we will see the following population pyramid you can see that like
Qatar Oman has a majority male population the product of a large part
of Asians who came to this country to work producing a deficit of women in the
population as long as the country continues to grow economically it will
continue to attract immigrants but eventually it will stabilize
thus the country will have around 5.8 million people by 2050 and by 2100 its
population will remain stable with the GDP per capita of eighteen thousand US
dollars Oman will remain a stable country so we
have reached the end of this list and there are many lessons that we can
take into account the demographic stage in which most African nations are found
resembles that of the Latin American nations in the past and evidently
adjusted over time but the case of Africa is different since the continent
will double its population by 2050 and triple by 2100 at that time the world
will already have 12 billion human beings demographic trends in Africa are
clearly not too beneficial and should be avoided at all costs implementing
certain policies can reduce this trend for example sex education programs
countries such as Nigeria for example multiplying its population by 10 and
being one of the poorest nations in the world need to change their policies in
order to slow down this growth so what do you think of this list were you
surprised that some of the poorest nations of the world could multiply its
population by six the ten times its current size what kind of policy would
you support to avoid the overpopulation of any of these countries so I hope you
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