Demographics: Some states lose population, some gain population
Nearly 125,000 Illinoisans Went Looking For A New State To Live In Illinois isn’t alone in losing people to other states, it’s just that we’re losing so many more than…
Environment: Per Capita CO2 emissions over time for 5 countries
It is interesting that the per capita peak was in the 1960s. All of these countries, except China, peaked in the 1960s. US Fertility Rate Chart Not sure this is…
Demographics: Up to 20% of legal registered voters in some states are legal immigrants
Source: Midterms 2022: The Changing Demographics of the Electorate In addition to many other factors, this change in population demographics – and the demographics of the legal voting population –…
Demographics, Media: Population trends in the U.S. and California
The pop media seldom does good reporting on the population demographics issue. This report, though, from the Orange County Register, is excellent, with clear and easy to understand charts. I…
Demographics: The demographics of Czechia
The immigration solution that works for some (but not all) countries: However, the fact that Czechia’s population is now bigger than at the time since the collapse of Communism is…
Demographics: The next generation after the “millennials” will be smaller than the “millennial” generation
Among millennials, especially, the fertility rate is very low. Between 2007 and 2012, the birth rate among Americans who came of age after 2000 dropped by 15 percent, to the…
Demographics, Economy: Effects of lower fertility rates on global economy
This article is spot on. Most developed economies have been graying, thanks to low birth rates and rising life expectancy. As a result, the labor force as a proportion of…
Demographics: Why some might not support immigration
This text appears in the book Empty Planet (highly recommended): A 2016 Pew Research poll showed that 60 percent of Americans agreed with the statement that immigrants “strengthen our country…
Demographics: “The aging population”
“The world is aging” is a correct and true statement but I suspect it is misleading to most readers (see below): The world is aging, and our economy is shrinking.…
Demographics: Canada sees fastest population increase in 65 years – almost all due to immigration
Canada’s population grew at the fastest pace since around the height of the baby boom, with immigration responsible for nearly all of that growth. Source: Immigration Drives Fastest Canada Population…