The comprehensive analysis utilised extensive data on birth rates, mortality, and fertility trends to predict future demographic changes. Findings suggest that by 2050, the populations of three-quarters of all countries will experience a decrease
  • MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 months ago

    When people kill each other. When people can’t afford to have kids. When healthcare costs are going up. I wonder why population is going down. Hmmm. 🤔

    • Endward23@futurology.todayEnglish
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      7 months ago

      When healthcare costs are going up.

      Thats a consequence of a world in which older people outnumbered younger one. The older one is, the more advanced medical aid this one need. In the current state of affaires, there is simply nothing we can do about it. It’s just the old market mechanism: More demand means higher prices.