The world population is expected to start shrinking within this century after hitting a peak in the mid-2080s due to lower fertility levels, particularly in China, according to the latest projection by the United Nations.

  • @Shard
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    51 month ago

    Pandemics and wars do not appreciably increase birth rates.

    Countries attempting to stem population decline have generally had poor results, case in point, Japan, Korea and most other developed economies.

    • @iTzCharmander
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      71 month ago

      Japan and Korean attempts at increasing birthrate completely ignore the problem that is their horrible work culture that prevents people from having actual lives

    • @[email protected]
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      21 month ago

      I was more thinking that they decrease populations, throwing the estimate off in the other direction.