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Where can I read more about the "decrease quite a bit"? People have been predicting that for centuries (Malthus, etc.) and they've all been spectacularly wrong
by jkaptur 6y ago
Where can I read more about the "decrease quite a bit"? People have been predicting that for centuries (Malthus, etc.) and they've all been spectacularly wrong so far.
- mkl95 6y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projections_of_population_growth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projections_of_population_grow... The UN expect Asia, Europe and Latin America to start declining in the 2090s, and for zero population growth to be reached around that time. * They estimate that population will eventually decrease by about 1bn. Edit: the study that estimates a decline of 1 billion was published by The Lancet, not the UN. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_population_growth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_population_growth
- rendang 6y agoSome countries' populations are already decreasing, like Japan, and more are following close on the same path.
- lupire 6y agoAnd USA is decreasing internally, but increasing overall due to immigration.