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    Peak Humanity: Our Demographic Turning Point

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    Explore how global population growth is slowing dramatically, with experts now projecting a peak of 10.3 billion by the 2080s followed by decline—a radical shift from previous forecasts and what it means for our collective future.

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    For the first time in human history, we can see the end of rapid population growth on the horizon. The world's population will likely peak in the 2080s and then begin to decline; that's unprecedented.

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    Population Peak: The Great Reversal

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