A country slightly bigger than Texas is projected to match the US’s population by 2050 — and it shows how radically the world is going to change over the next three decades

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Cork Gaines

Jul 11, 2023, 1:15 PM PDT

https://www.businessinsider.com/africa-population-surge-nigeria-us-worker-shortage-world-population-day-2023-7

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A young boy holds the flag of Nigeria.

  • It’s World Population Day.

  • According to new estimates, Nigeria is expected to nearly double its population in the next 27 years.

  • The rise is in contrast to a growing number of countries that will experience population declines.

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