2050: Encyclopedia - 2050

2050

Centuries: 20th century - 21st century - 22nd century

Decades: 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s - 2050s - 2060s 2070s 2080s 2090s 2100s

Years: 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 - 2050 - 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055

The year 2050 (MML) in the Gregorian calendar corresponds to to 5810-5811 in the Hebrew Calendar.

2050 - Centennials

October 2, 2050, will mark 100 years since the first appearance of the classic comic strip Peanuts by Charles Schulz.

2050 - Predictions relating to year 2050

• U.S. Air Force expects to retire the B-52 Stratofortress.
• Projected population of the world: 9.084 billion (Source: US Census Bureau)
• U.S. Census Bureau predicts population percentage in the U.S. to be 50.1% non-Hispanic whites, 24.4% Hispanic of various racial groups, 14.6% of black origin, 8.0% Asian origin. The figures ignore mixed racial and cultural origin. Currently those who list mixed origins are counted twice for the purposes of statistics.
• Louisiana, which lost 1900 square miles of land between 1932 and 2000, is expected to lose an additional 700 square miles by 2050, unless effective measures are taken to prevent further erosion (see Chicago Tribune, December 15, 2005, front page).

2050 - Arts and Entertainment

• The computer game Civilization ends at this year.

2050 - This year in fiction

• According to the novel, 1984, the language "Newspeak" becomes the official language of Oceania.
• According to the Fairly OddParents, Timmy's dad will "expire" in this year.

2050 - External link

• U.S. Census Bureau: Population Prediction

Category: Years in the future

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