Middle-class comforts or total collapse forecast for 2030

Nearly two-thirds of the world’s population will live in cities by 2030, with most people middle class, connected by technology, and protected by advanced healthcare.

That is the best-case scenario in the report Global Trends 2030, released by the US government’s National Intelligence Council.

In the worst-case scenario, the rising population leads to conflict over water and food, especially in the Middle East and Africa, and the instability contributes to global economic collapse.