According to the medium variant, the annual rate
of population change of the world population is projected
to decline from 1.1 per cent in 2010-2015 to
0.4 per cent in 2045-2050 and to drop further to a low
0.06 per cent per year in 2095-2100. Despite that sharp
decline, the rate of population change in the medium variant
remains positive throughout the 21st century, implying
that the world population grows continually. The trend in
the annual rate of population change is similar between the
instant-replacement scenario and the medium variant, with