| Millennium: | 3rd millennium |
| Centuries: | 20th century – 21st century – 22nd century |
| Decades: | 2000s 2010s 2020s – 2030s – 2040s 2050s 2060s |
| Years: | 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 |
The 2030s decade will begin on January 1, 2030 and end on December 31, 2039. It is the fourth decade of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium.
Notable predictions and known events
- As of December 2009, the United States Census Bureau projects a world population of 8.4 billion by 2030.[1]
- French demographist Emmanuel Todd predicts the level of literacy amongst the world population to reach near 100% by 2030.[2]
- 2037 – NASA aims to land astronauts on Mars, most likely using the Orion spacecraft, as part of Project Constellation.
- January 19, 2038 – 32-bit computer clocks overflow to represent the date as 1901.
References
- ^ "Total Midyear Population for the World: 1950-2050". U.S. Census Bureau. 2008-12-15. http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/worldpopgraph.php. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
- ^ Todd, Emmanuel (2003). After the Empire: The Breakdown of the American Order. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 023113102X [Amazon-US | Amazon-UK].
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