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> Imagine the village ages out and you have 90 old people, and 10 middle-aged people. Seems a bit extreme. I don't think drastic population decline is on the h
by wes-k 6y ago
> Imagine the village ages out and you have 90 old people, and 10 middle-aged people.
Seems a bit extreme. I don't think drastic population decline is on the horizon anytime soon.
- ericb 6y agoThe developed world has sub-replacement fertility rates. As other countries develop, their fertility rate drops in the same manner. Japan has been in a funk for years. China has shifted from a many-child culture to a one-child norm. These problems aren't theoretical. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-53409521 https://www.bbc.com/news/health-53409521 https://www.oecd.org/japan/working-better-with-age-japan-9789264201996-en.htm#:~:text=Currently%2C%20Japan%20has%20the%20highest,79%20per%20hundred%20in%202050 https://www.oecd.org/japan/working-better-with-age-japan-978....