2050s facts for kids

The 2050s decade will begin on January 1, 2050 and will end on December 31, 2059.

Notable predictions and known events

• World population is expected to reach 9.3 billion people..
• China, United States, India, Brazil and Mexico will be the largest economies in the world, according to a Goldman Sachs study.

Fictional events

• The Dexter's Laboratory movie, Ego Trip, has some scenes that take place in 2055.
• The movie Minority Report takes place in 2054.
• The movie Renaissance takes place in Paris in 2054.
• The movie Red Planet takes place in 2057.
• The movie Lost In Space begins in 2058.
• John Christopher's novel The Guardians takes place during the years 2052 and 2053.
• J.D. Robb's In Death mystery series takes place during the years 2058–59.
• The computer game Deus Ex takes place in 2052.
• The short story A Sound of Thunder takes place in 2055.
• According to the movie Star Trek: First Contact, World War III will end in 2053.
• The Disney movie Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century takes place in the late 2040s. The second movie Zenon: The Zequel takes place in 2051, two years after the first movie, and the 3rd movie in the series, Zenon: Z3 takes place in 2054.
• The racing video game Wipeout takes place in the year 2052.
• The movie Love Story 2050 takes place in 2050.
• The anime Macross Frontier takes place in 2059.
• The Waters of Mars episode of Doctor Who takes place in 2059.
• The movie Repo! The Genetic Opera takes place in 2057.

See also

In Spanish: Años 2050 para niños