Centuries: 20th century - 21st century - 22nd century

Decades: 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s - 2050s - 2060s 2070s 2080s 2090s 2100s

Years: 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 - 2050 - 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055

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Predictions relating to year 2050

• U.S. Air Force expects to retire the B-52 Stratofortress.
• China expected to become world's largest economy.
• Projected population of the world: 9.084 billion (Source: US Census Bureau)
• U.S. Census Bureau predicts population percentage in the U.S. to be 50.1% non-Hispanic whites, 24.4% Hispanic of various racial groups, 14.6% of black origin, 8.0% Asian origin. The figures ignore mixed racial and cultural origin. Currently those who list mixed origins are counted twice for the purposes of statistics!
• In Nineteen Eighty-Four, Newspeak eclipses oldspeak.

External link

• U.S. Census Bureau: Population Prediction http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/001720.html