Central Asia in One Hundred Years: Following the Great Transformation

... than in the 20th century (UN estimates suggest that by 2100 the region will have a population of about 80 million). The level of urbanization will be higher, with up to two thirds of the population living in cities . Following the “Great Transmigration of People”, societies in Central Asia will be largely industrial: at the very least, there will be attempts at industrialization. They will also be societies with new borders, new states and identities, while the typically high level of conflict in the times of the “Great Transmigration” will fall considerably. As for scenarios for the region, given the above features, there are two long-term models of ...