I'm not sure what you mean by the peak being a benchmark. There's a very clear trend of population growth declining every year since the 60's.
> Even 0.8% is insanely high, at such rate population will double in ~150 years
I think you are missing the part where the rate has been declining every year.
I guess it depends when you are born. Peak population is predicted around 2075, and that's within a lot of people's lifetime.
> Also 'declining every year' doesn't mean it won't start growing again
That's a bit obvious and is equivalent to saying "anything could happen".
But unless you have a good reason for a reversal in trend, then there's no reason to think it will.
I'm not sure what you mean by the peak being a benchmark. There's a very clear trend of population growth declining every year since the 60's.
> Even 0.8% is insanely high, at such rate population will double in ~150 years
I think you are missing the part where the rate has been declining every year.