Eight Billion and Counting

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Across
  1. 2. will have to resort to this because of lack of workers
  2. 4. Country with less population than before
  3. 5. are encroaching into arable land
  4. 8. This will also shrink because of population beyond 2050 and beyond.
  5. 11. Country that shrunk last year due to war
  6. 13. this the real challenge concerning food
  7. 15. More of these than ever before in the world
  8. 19. They study population numbers and trends
  9. 20. this rate is also less than before because of advances in science
Down
  1. 1. Now, the most populous country in the world
  2. 3. Population is growing in this continent
  3. 6. Magic replacement number per woman
  4. 7. perhaps the biggest causes affecting population growth will be
  5. 9. Number of babies are born every 3-5 seconds
  6. 10. More people live in cities than in these areas since 2017
  7. 12. There is no shortage of this according to experts
  8. 14. Inevitably, world population will get
  9. 16. This country will soon overtake the most populous country in the world.
  10. 17. This continent has a shrinking population
  11. 18. Cities need to plan for these citizens