Vladimir Putin agrees, for once, with ... a European leader. Questioned by students in a "management laboratory" near Moscow on the occasion of the "Day of Knowledge", September 1, the traditional date of the start of the school year, the head of the Kremlin said he was "largely in agreement" with Nicolas Sarkozy's analyses. "Recently, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy wrote in an article about the future evolution of the world. I largely agree with him. He says that by 2050 Africa will already have 2.5 billion people and Europe only 450 or 430 million. And what about Asia? China has 1.5 billion people, India has 1.5 billion, Indonesia already has 300 million."
The former President of the Republic, interviewed by Le Figaro Magazine, declared that the migratory waves "of yesterday and today" are "nothing compared to those that come". "By 2050, the African continent will have grown from 1.3 to 2.5 billion people, half of whom will be under 20 years old. This huge population will be close to a European continent in demographic decline. Alas, the migration crisishas not really started!" he added.
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Thus, Nigeria will have more inhabitants than the United States in 2050. A United Nations report predicts that this West African country will concentrate the second highest population growth rate in 2050, with a population that is estimated to reach nearly 400 million, and 700 by the end of the century.