HUMANITY MAY HAVE

Briefing | Demographic dive India's population will soon be falling—probably quite fast Neither widespread poverty, nor high rates of marriage nor relatively young mothers are sustainable Share HUMANITY MAY HAVE HIT THEIR POPULATION CEILING, AND WE'RE JUST STARTING TO SEE THE EFFECTS. NEXT GENUINELY FRIGHTENS ME. THIS ONE REALLY SURPRISED ME, BUT INDIA'S POPULATION GROWTH HAS FALLEN BELOW REPLACEMENT, AND WE'RE SEEING THIS EVERYWHERE. TWENTY COUNTRIES ARE EXPECTING THEIR POPULATION TO HAVE BY 2100. WHAT CAN BE DONE? AND NONE OF THE ANSWERS ARE GOOD. IT. THE BABY BOOM HAPPENED BETWEEN THE 40S AND 60S, WHERE PEOPLE WERE HAVING HUGE FAMILIES. AND THAT MADE SENSE. MEDICINE HAD GOTTEN BETTER, INFANT MORTALITY HAD GONE DOWN. IF YOU HAD A CHILD, YOU COULD REASONABLY EXPECTED TO ADULTHOOD. AS A RESULT, PEOPLE HAD FEWER CHILDREN AND THEN PUT MORE RESOURCES INTO EACH INDIVIDUAL. AND THAT ENDED UP BECOMING AN INDUSTRY ALL ON ITS OWN, CHILDBEARING. I DO WANT TO REITERATE, WE ARE NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT ONE PLACE. JUST THE US, JUST FRANCE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ENTIRE WORLD AS A WHOLE. FERTILITY RATES ARE DECLINING. AT THE ENTIRE HUMAN POPULATION, YES, YOU WILL FIND AREAS WHERE PEOPLE HAVE MORE CHILDREN WHERE PEOPLE HAVE A LOT LESS, LIKE SOUTH KOREA. THE WORLD'S POPULATION IS PROJECTED TO peak before the end of the century World population, in billions 2.5 8.2 10.2 1950 PROJECTED 2024-2100 2100 Note: World popula 2024 onward, the "medium variant" Source: Pew Resear Division's 2024 Re PEW RESEARCH CEN OUR ABSOLUTE PEAK IS EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT 10 BILLION PEOPLE. LEADING UP TO THAT DECLINE IS ALSO NOT GREAT. WE END UP WITH MORE ELDERLY PEOPLE AND NO ONE TO TAKE CARE OF THEM. GDP. WE DO SEE THAT AS PROFIT GOES UP, FERTILITY RATE TENDS TO GO DOWN. BECAUSE SOMEBODY HAS TO PRODUCE ALL OF THAT LABOUR. THAT ARE PRODUCING IT MAY NOT TO REPEAT THE PROCESS. OUR GLOBAL ECONOMY IS NOT MADE TO BE SUSTAINABLE. IT REQUIRES CONTINUOUS BE MORE PEOPLE, MORE SPENDING. AND WHEN THAT GOES AWAY, UNFORTUNATELY, THE TOWER OF CARDS WILL COLLAPSE. For World Population Day, a look at the countries with the biggest projected gains - and losses - by 2100 BY JOHN GRAMLICH Add Us THERE ARE POLICIES THAT WE CAN USE. COUNTRIES LIKE SWEDEN AND FRANCE HAVE SOUTH KOREA. HAVING FREE DAYCARE, HAVING SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES, FREE HEALTHCARE. BUT ALSO BE NICE. WE APPLY ALL OF THAT SOUTH KOREA DID SEE A LITTLE BOOST, IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE OVERALL TREND. White House Assesses Ways to Persuade Women to Have More Children WHAT IS WHAT LENGTH SOCIETY COULD GO TO HAVE ANOTHER GENERATION. BECAUSE WE DO HAVE FALLING FERTILITY RATES. MEN AND WOMEN, AND NO ONE'S ENTIRELY SURE OF A LACK OF THE WILL TO HAVE OFFSPRING. SO IT IS WITH INCENTIVE PROGRAMS. MORE FREE DAY CARE. THINGS LIKE HEALTH INSURANCE WOULD BE NICE. WILL PERFECT ARTIFICIAL ROOMS. OR MAYBE ROBOTS WILL TAKE OUR PLACE. INTERESTING, BUT I DON'T REALLY SEE ANY REAL SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. IT GOES. I HOPE YOU'VE ENJOYED THIS. FOLLOW FOR MORE!