... the century (2) _ to 17.6 per 1,000 in 2025 (corresponding to a fall in TFR from 3. 3 in 1990 to 2.4 in 2025) (3) _ the expanding share of the population at high-mortality ages, the average ... in the blanks: • Passage 3: WORLD POPULATION Projections issued in 2000 showed the world population increasing from 6.1 billion in 2000 to 7.9 billion in 2025 and 9 .3 billion in 2050 “High” and ... growth rate In 1990 this rate was 3. 1 percent; in 2025 it is projected to be about 2.0 percent Africa's population would almost (10) _, from 629 million in 1990 to 1 .36 billion in 2025, and then...