A 66-year-old scientific study predicted that the world’s population would reach an extreme mathematical limit on November 13, 2026.
The Doomsday: Friday, 13 November, A.D. 2026 study was published in the journal Science in 1960 by physicist Heinz von Foerster and his colleagues at the University of Illinois.
The researchers examined historical population growth and developed a mathematical model suggesting that, if the existing trend continued unchecked, the global population would approach infinity on November 13, 2026.
The paper warned that accelerating population growth could eventually put enormous pressure on the resources and living space available to humanity.
However, the study did not predict that Earth would explode, humanity would suddenly disappear, or a natural disaster would destroy the world on that date. Its doomsday reference described the mathematical consequences of assuming that population growth would continue accelerating indefinitely.
Why Did Scientists Predict Doomsday in 2026?
The researchers based their calculations on historical population trends. Their model suggested that population growth was accelerating so rapidly that it would eventually reach an impossible mathematical limit.
The November 13 date represented the point at which the model broke down under its assumptions.
Population growth has since changed, with falling birth rates in many countries slowing the global growth rate.
What Do Current Population Projections Say?
The United Nations expects the world’s population to continue growing for several decades, reaching approximately 10.3 billion in the mid-2080s before declining slightly.
The 1960 paper does not provide evidence that humanity faces an imminent end.
Therefore, there is no credible scientific or anthropological evidence that Earth or humanity will come to an end on November 13, 2026.
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