TSMA Yearbook 2019

40 2019 Yearbook Sport could cut across barriers that divide societies. Sport programs to promote social integration, foster tol- erance, helping to reduce tension, and generate dialogue How many and where Table 1 shows the forecast of the young population (0-14 years) and the global population in 2050. The world population will constantly increase in the future, while the young population will steadily decrease: today it is about 26% of the population and will tend to become 17% in 2100. This phenomenon is mainly due to the de- cline of fertility that will decrease from the current 2.52 children per woman at 1.97 in 2100.