2030s
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| 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 will begin on January 1, 2030 and end on December 31, 2039.
[edit] Notable predictions and known events
- As of December 2008[update], 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][relevant? ]
- 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.
[edit] References
- ^ "Total Midyear Population for the World: 1950-2050". U.S. Census Bureau. 2008-12-15. http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/worldpop.html. Retrieved on 2009-03-30.
- ^ Todd, Emmanuel (2003). After the Empire: The Breakdown of the American Order. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 023113102X.
