The world population has gone up consistently decade by decade since we started to evolve, but where this increase will end? The answer is quite simple and frankly close to us: at 11 billions!
The most important point behind this statement is the annual growth rate. Basically people used to have about 7 kids in the past and now only have 2 and this number is decreasing. Even though we are growing as population, in less than eighty years, a cruel reality will be faced by human kind: a world full of old people...
So let's enjoy the times that we have now, because they are amazing!