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Increasing global divergence in population trends

Topics: Environmental scenarios ,

Last modified: Nov 24, 2011

The global population will still be growing midway through the 21st century but at a slower rate than in the past. People will live longer, be better educated and migrate more. Some populations will increase as others shrink. Migration is only one of the unpredictable prospects for Europe and the world.

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