Peaking above 11 billion necessarily entails also peaking above 9 billion...
I actually find 11 gigahumans surprisingly low. Unbounded exponential growth would suggest something more like 30 or 40 billion. Clearly that can't go on forever, but exactly what effects are expected to dampen the current post-Industrial trend and why in the 21st century?
In developed countries you may also have factors like people focussing on careers, valuing independence, more choice in relationships (i.e. divorce/separation being more acceptable) etc.