What is 2050s?
{{decadebox|205}} The '''2050s''' is a decade in the [[Anno Domini]] and [[Common Era]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]]. It will begin on January 1, 2050, and end on December 31, 2059. It is distinct from the decade known as the ''206th decade'' which began on January 1, 2051 and ended on December 31, 2060. == Notable predictions and known events == * World [[population]] is expected to reach 9.3 billion people.<ref>{{cite web | title=World population to reach 9.1 billion in 2050, UN projects | url=http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=13451&Cr=population&Cr1 | work=UN News Center | date=24 February 2005 }}</ref> *[[People's Republic of China|China]], [[United States]], [[India]], [[Brazil]] and [[Mexico]] will be the largest [[economy|economies]] in the world, according to a [[Goldman Sachs]] study.<ref>{{cite document |url=http://www.chicagobooth.edu/alumni/clubs/pakistan/docs/next11dream-march%20%2707-goldmansachs.pdf |title=The N-11: More Than an Acronym |first1=Dominic |last1=Wilson |first2=Anna |last2=Stupnytska |date=March 28, 2007 |series=Global Economics Paper |volume=153 |journal= |access-date=January 2, 2021 |archive-date=August 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810095039/http://www.chicagobooth.edu/alumni/clubs/pakistan/docs/next11dream-march%20%2707-goldmansachs.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> *According to Business Insider, Space tourism could be feasible in 2050, but likely only for the very wealthy. *Majority of [[Automobile|cars]] will be [[Self-driving car|self-driving]] by 2050.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Matrix|first=Curious|date=2024-02-21|title=Top 10 Predictions For 2050|url=https://curiousmatrix.com/top-10-predictions-for-2050/#cars|access-date=2024-12-12|website=curiousmatrix.com|language=en-US}}</ref> ==Fictional events== * The [[Dexter's Laboratory]] [[movie]], ''[[Ego Trip (1999 television special)|Ego Trip]]'', has some scenes that take place in 2055. * The movie [[Minority Report (movie)|''Minority Report'']] takes place in 2054. * The movie ''[[Renaissance (movi