2050s

Millennium:	3rd millennium
Centuries:	20th century – 21st century – 22nd century
Decades:	2020s 2030s 2040s – 2050s – 2060s 2070s 2080s
Years:	2050 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059

The 2050s is a decade in the Anno Domini and Common Era in the Gregorian calendar. It will begin on January 1, 2050, and end on December 31, 2059. It is distinct from the decade known as the 206th decade which began on January 1, 2051 and ended on December 31, 2060.

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.
• According to Business Insider, Space tourism could be feasible in 2050, but likely only for the very wealthy.

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.