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I agree. I believe reducing wealth inequality is the best path towards stable global population. Nearly half of the countries in the world are already below the
by cwkoss 5y ago
I agree. I believe reducing wealth inequality is the best path towards stable global population. Nearly half of the countries in the world are already below the population replacement rate - and it seems birth rates are inversely correlated with wealth to some extent.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_and_dependencies_by_total_fertility_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_and_d...
If we can end war and poverty (and that's a pretty big 'if'), I think global population would stabilize and this would be a non-issue.
- fragbait65 5y agoI'd say wealth and education, but in most counties wealth and education go hand in hand, so I agree with what you say.