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Deaths outnumbered births last year for the first time in six decades. Experts see major implications for China, its economy and the world. Source: China’s Population Falls, Heralding a Demographic…
This might be why? Look at the population of the age 15-19, and 20-24 groups. Sources: Oregon community college enrollment drops again – oregonlive.com and Oregon Population 2022/2023 Related: Oregon…
All countries need new social and economic policies to prepare for the reality of an aging world now, the United Nations said in a new report on Thursday. Source: UN…
For many reasons, but especially due to the decrease in the fertility rate, we will see much more immigration in the 21st century, unlike what we have seen before. Over…
This shows why the world’s population is eventually shrinking:
A new pension reform proposal was presented Tuesday that included plans to raise France’s retirement age — which is expected to face some significant backlash in the country. Source: France’s…
Fast-forward a handful of decades, and now several generations of people are conditioned to buy the new thing and to keep replacing it. Source: From clothes to tech, why is…
The labor shortage is a long-term trend due to low fertility rates. Eeconomists think the solution is “more immigration”, even though this shortage will soon be global – there won’t…
“These excess retirements might now account for more than 2 million of the 31/2 million shortfall in the labor force.” He said a second factor contributing to the labor supply…