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A 25% decline in population across all the richest countries would be highly significant. But it won't be enough if people in developing countries start consumi
by hermitcrab 6y ago
A 25% decline in population across all the richest countries would be highly significant. But it won't be enough if people in developing countries start consuming more and more. Hopefully their populations will also start to level off and then decline as they become richer.
- bobthepanda 6y agoFor the most part they already are. Nigeria has gone from 7 to 5 since 1980, and Ethiopia from 7 to 4. Which is not declining, but certainly progress. India went from 5.5 to 2.2, nearly replacement. Bangladesh went from above 6 to 2.04. The Phillipines in particular shows a dramatic decline from 7.15 in 1960 to 2.58 today.
- hermitcrab 6y agoIs that annual % population growth?
- bobthepanda 6y agoThat's TFR. More comprehensive definition available here: https://populationeducation.org/what-total-fertility-rate/ https://populationeducation.org/what-total-fertility-rate/ Replacement rate for TFR (so, the one that would result in stable population) is considered to be 2.1 by the UN.