| 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.
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.
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 2009-03-30.
- ^ Todd, Emmanuel (2003). After the Empire: The Breakdown of the American Order. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 023113102X.
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