Millennium: 3rd millennium Centuries: 20th century – 21st century – 22nd century Decades: 2020s 2030s 2040s – 2050s – 2060s 2070s 2080s Years: 2050 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 The 2050s decade will begin on January 1, 2050 and will end on December 31, 2059. It is the sixth decade of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium. Contents 1 Notable predictions and known events 2 Fictional events 3 Television 4 References Notable predictions and known events World population is predicted to reach 9.1 billion people, according to United Nations Population Division.1 French demographist Emmanuel Todd predicts worldwide zero population growth birth rates by 2050.2 The United Kingdom could have the largest population in Europe by 2050 and be the third biggest recipient of migrants in the world, UN projections suggest.3 China, the United States, and India will be the largest economies in the world, according to a Goldman Sachs study.4 Fictional events The Dexter's Laboratory movie, Ego Trip, has some scenes that take place in 2055. The movie Minority Report takes place in 2054. The movie Renaissance takes place in Paris in 2054. The movie Red Planet takes place in 2057. The movie Lost In Space begins in 2058. John Christopher's novel The Guardians takes place during the years 2052 and 2053. J.D. Robb's In Death mystery series takes place during the years 2058–59. The computer game Deus Ex takes place in 2052. The short story A Sound of Thunder takes place in 2055. According to the movie Star Trek: First Contact, World War III will end in 2053. The Disney movie Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (film) takes place in the late 2040s. The second movie Zenon: The Zequel takes place in 2051, two years after the first movie, and the 3rd movie in the series, Zenon: Z3 takes place in 2054. The racing video game Wipeout takes place in the year 2052. The movie Love Story 2050 takes place in 2050. The anime Macross Frontier takes place in 2059. The Waters of Mars episode of Doctor Who takes place in 2059. Television

The TV show, 2057, on the Discovery Science Channel predicts advances in technology we will have by 2057. References ^ "World population to reach 9.1 billion in 2050, UN projects". UN News Center. 24 February 2005. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=13451&Cr=population&Cr1.  ^ Todd, Emmanuel (2003). After the Empire: The Breakdown of the American Order. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-13102-X.  ^ "Britain 'biggest in EU by 2050'". BBC News. 12 March 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7938173.stm.  ^ Wilson, Dominic; Stupnytska, Anna (March 28, 2007). The N-11: More Than an Acronym. Global Economics Paper. 153. http://www.chicagobooth.edu/alumni/clubs/pakistan/docs/next11dream-march%20'07-goldmansachs.pdf.