"The world’s population is poised to decline—and that’s great news"
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The Age of Depopulation
"the decline in human fertility – and, in time, the decline in the global population of Homo sapiens – may be a good thing"
Surviving a World Gone Gray
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WORLD POPULATION
97,044,020Births this year
45,727,597Deaths this year
95,405Deaths today
51,316,423Net population growth this year
107,066Net population growth today
In 1804, the world population finally reached 1 billion. Over the next 218 years, the gaps between reaching the next billion mark would become shorter and shorter until, in 2022, the UN announced that there were 8 billion people alive on Earth. With the number still ticking up, where are we now? www.iflscience.com/...
"In this piece we are going to look at 15 countries with declining birth rates in 2024. If you want to skip and jump directly to the top countries on our list, you can go to 5 countries with declining birth rates in 2024"
15 countries with declining birth rates in 2024
- Belarus. Change in Birth Rate: -5.3% ...
- North Korea. Change in Birth Rate: -5.7% ...
- France. Change in Birth Rate: -6.5% ...
- Ireland. Change in Birth Rate: -8.3% ...
- Republic of the Congo. Change in Birth Rate: -8.6% ...
- Liberia. Change in Birth Rate: -9.9% ...
- Russia. ...
- The Bahamas.
- India's total fertility rate, which measures the average number of births per woman, plummeted from nearly 6.2 in 1950 to just under 2 in 2021, and is projected …Mar 25, 2024
Google Overview:
"According to the CIA data, the countries and territories with the fastest shrinking populations are as follows:"
- Cook Islands—shrinking by 2.24 percent every year.
- American Samoa.
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
- Puerto Rico.
- Latvia.
- Lithuania.
- Poland.
- Romania.
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The countries with highest fertility rates:
Total fertility rate
| Rank |
Country |
children born/woman |
| 1 |
Niger |
6.64 |
| 2 |
Angola |
5.7 |
| 3 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
5.49 |
| 4 |
Mali |
5.35 |
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Map Reveals Countries With Disappearing Populationsnewsweek
In “Hannah’s Children,” an economist and mother of eight interviews highly educated women with large families—and examines the reasons for America’s declining fertility rate. www.newyorker.com/...
(Global population growth is now slowing rapidly: Will a falling population be better for the environment?)
"Yes, population decline can help climate change, but it's not a sufficient solution on its own":
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Slowing population growth
Slowing population growth can reduce greenhouse gas emissions. For example, one study found that if the global population peaked in mid-century and then decreased to 7.1 billion by 2100, carbon emissions could be 41% lower than if the population continued to grow to 15 billion.
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Lower fertility rates
Lower fertility rates can lead to lower emissions and higher per capita income. Better-educated women tend to have fewer children, later in life, which slows population growth.
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Gender equality
Lower fertility rates are typically a sign of increased gender equality. Women in leadership roles are more likely to advance initiatives to fight climate change.
-Google Overview
Myth:
"Underpopulation is a greater threat than overpopulation"
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Due to countless headlines about declining birth rates, many believe our global population has already stopped growing, and some even believe it is shrinking. This is not true. While approximately half of all countries now have fertility rates (the number of live births per woman) at or below the replacement level of 2.1, the global rate still stands at 2.3. We passed the 8 billion milestone in November 2022, and the United Nations projects that our population will keep growing until the 2080s, likely peaking above 10 billion, with no significant decline this century.
Myth: "Underpopulation is a greater threat than overpopulation"
Politicians and economists fret about low or no population growth because this leads to population aging and a smaller pool of consumers and taxpayers. Tech billionaire Elon Musk went as far as claiming that low birth rates present “a much bigger risk to civilization than global warming.”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_decline#:~:text=But after 1968 the global,during the period 1962 - 1968.
Population aging is an inevitable step towards a sustainable future, and while it does present challenges, these can be lessened in very beneficial ways, such as through investment in preventive healthcare and child welfare to maximize the number of productive members of society. Our planet is finite — failing to rein in our unhealthy addiction to infinite population and economic growth can only lead to disaster.
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This map shows Earth’s average global temperature from 2013 to 2017, as compared to a baseline average from 1951 to 1980, according to an analysis by NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies. Yellows, oranges, and reds show regions warmer than the baseline
Reduction in population = lower fossil fuel use, and lowered environmental footprints
Sperm counts in men have been falling for decades and 40% of low counts remain unexplained
"Worrying' Population Declines Are Actually A Hopeful Sign"| Opinion newsweek
There is little evidence for reversing low fertility rates
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Population:
"US birth rate hits new low,CDC data shows"wkrg.com
Population:
US birth rate hits new low,CDC data shows
(The Hill) — Births in the United States dropped again between 2022 and 2023, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
UK's fertility rate falling faster than any other G7 nation - with austerity thought to be 'principal factor'
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Canada recorded its lowest-ever fertility rate for the second year in a row in 2023
Canada
Does anyone still want kids? Families are shrinking as people have fewer children — or none at all
Canada recorded its lowest-ever fertility rate for the second year in a row in 2023
How many people die and how many are born each year?
Changes in the world population are determined by two metrics: the number of babies born, and number of people dying.
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China to raise retirement age amid demographic decline
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October 3, 2024
(Depopulation is already happening):
For much of Europe, North America, and some of Northern Asia, depopulation has been underway for decades. Fertility rates have fallen steadily over the past 70 years and have stayed low, while longer life expectancies mean numbers of very old people (over 80) will double in these regions within 25 years.
China was until recently the world’s most populous nation, accounting for a sixth of the global population. But China, too, is now declining, with the fall expected to rapidly accelerate.
By the end of the century, China is projected to have two-thirds fewer people than today’s 1.4 billion. The sudden drop is due to the long tail of the One Child Policy, which ended in 2016, too late to avert the fall. Japan was once the world’s 11th most populated country, but is expected to halve before the end of the century.
theconversation.com
In “Hannah’s Children,” an economist and mother of eight interviews highly educated women with large families—and examines the reasons for America’s declining fertility rate.
How many people die and how many are born each year?
Changes in the world population are determined by two metrics: the number of babies born, and number of people dying.
bigthink.com/…
China to raise retirement age amid demographic decline
amp.dw.com/
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Greece's low birth rate raises spectre of population collapse in Aegean Islands
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In Japan’s ageing countryside, some villages face extinction
Japan has an estimated 9 million abandoned homes as rural areas grapple with rapid population decline
www.aljazeera.com/...
Deaths outstrip births in UK for first time in nearly 50 years
Excluding the Covid pandemic, ONS figures show 16,300 fewer births than deaths, not seen since 1970s ‘baby bust
Sperm counts in men have been falling for decades and 40% of low counts remain unexplained
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Map Reveals Countries With Disappearing Populationsnewsweek
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"The world’s population is poised to decline—and that’s great news"
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Deaths could outnumber births by early 2030s, PMO cautions as Singapore faces population decline
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Why Are So Many Americans Choosing to Not Have Children?
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Earth Matters with Meteor Blades
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