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Not only Americans, I’m seeing this pattern everywhere in my age group peers. I’m mid-40 and in almost every gathering with friends and family, there are about
by wintorez 3y ago
Not only Americans, I’m seeing this pattern everywhere in my age group peers. I’m mid-40 and in almost every gathering with friends and family, there are about 5 adults to each child. Most of the children have no siblings and no cousins.
- pixl97 3y agoPopulation growth across most of the world is over. India which had been used as an example of population growth for decades now has a fertility rate 2.05. And, China is well below Japan! Most people are going to be old for decades to come.
- wintorez 3y agoHow about Africa? Any projections?
- acjacobson 3y agoStill growing and the main reason worldwide population continues to increase. That said it is projected to slow down over the next several generations like other areas.
- wintorez 3y agoIt's almost paradoxical, but it seems like as the quality of life increases, the reproduction rate decreases.
- Yhippa 3y agoThis is going to be a huge problem for society fairly soon and it's not something you can turn around in an instant.