culture predictions for 2030 | Future timeline
Read cultural predictions for 2030, a year that will see cultural changes and events transform the world as we know it—we explore many of these changes below.
Quantumrun Foresight prepared this list; A futurist consulting firm that uses strategic foresight to help companies thrive from future trends. This is just one of many possible futures society may experience.
culture forecasts for 2030
- French demographist Emmanuel Todd predicts the level of literacy amongst the world population to reach near 100 percent by 2030. 1
- India becomes the most populous country on Earth. 1
- Aquaculture provides the nearly two thirds of the world's seafood 1
- India becomes the most populous country on Earth 1
- Largest age cohort for the United States population is 35-391
Forecast
In 2030, a number of culture breakthroughs and trends will become available to the public, for example:
- Between 2025 to 2030, the Chinese government will invests in a nationwide promotional campaign and range of subsidies and reforms to address the growing dissatisfaction among younger generations (born in the 1980s and 90s) who are experiencing alienation caused by factors such as a lack of social mobility, sky rocketing house prices, and the difficulty of finding a spouse. This is an effort to promote social harmony. Likelihood: 60% 1
- More than 70% of South Africa’s population now live in urban areas. Likelihood: 75% 1
- The number of churches declines to its lowest number ever as shrinking congregations and rising maintenance costs force old churches to be closed, sold or repurposed. Likelihood: 80% 1
- Aquaculture provides the nearly two thirds of the world's seafood 1
- India becomes the most populous country on Earth 1
- World population forecasted to reach 8,500,766,000 1
- Largest age cohort for the Chinese population is 40-44 1
- Largest age cohort for the Brazilian population is 25-34 and 45-49 1
- Largest age cohort for the Mexican population is 30-34 1
- Largest age cohort for the Middle East population is 25-34 1
- Largest age cohort for the African population is 0-4 1
- Largest age cohort for the European population is 40-49 1
- Largest age cohort for the Indian population is 15-19 1
- Largest age cohort for the United States population is 35-39 1
Prediction
Culture related predictions due to make an impact in 2030 include:
- List of sci-fi crimes that will become possible by 2040: Future of crime P6
- Future of organized crime: Future of crime P5
- How people will get high in 2030: Future of crime P4
- Future of violent crime: Future of crime P3
- Cybercrime’s future and impending demise: Future of crime P2
- The end of theft: Future of crime P1
- AI police crush the cyber underworld: Future of policing P3
- Automated policing within the surveillance state: Future of policing P2
- Reengineering sentencing, incarceration, and rehabilitation: Future of law P4
- Trends that will reshape the modern law firm: Future of law P1
- Infrastructure 3.0, rebuilding tomorrow’s megacities: Future of Cities P6
- How driverless cars will reshape tomorrow’s megacities: Future of Cities P4
- Real vs. digital in tomorrow’s blended schools: Future of education P4
- Future of teaching: Future of education P3
- Degrees to become free but will include expiry date: Future of education P2
- How Generation X will change the world: Future of Human Population P1
- The last job creating industries: Future of Work P4
- Jobs that will survive automation: Future of Work P3
- Death of the full-time job: Future of Work P2
- Density tax to replace property tax and end congestion: Future of Cities P5
- United States vs. Mexico: Geopolitics of Climate Change
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