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Actually lots of people are now talking about the problem of too few babies especially in Europe. Many countries are looking to their populations halving by 210
by vixen99 4y ago
Actually lots of people are now talking about the problem of too few babies especially in Europe. Many countries are looking to their populations halving by 2100. A recent report says there are 79 countries with fertility rates (mean=1.59) below the replacement level rate (mean=2.08).
[ The means are my calculations on dataset in https://www.pop.org/simple/countries-with-below-replacement-fertility-levels-projected-2020-2025/ https://www.pop.org/simple/countries-with-below-replacement-... ]
There are some negative consequences or at least difficult questions to wrestle with. Where is the tax coming from in a massively aged world? Who pays for healthcare for the elderly and who looks after them? Will retirement remain an option in those countries and will those folk get a pension? Others can comment on the positive aspects of declining fertility.