The great fertility shift
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Fertility rates are falling everywhere. The best explanation is that women don’t want to have so many children. But the looming economic challenges are enormous.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/24390129

When the global population does decline sometime this century, it will be the first time since the Black Death, 700 years ago. But this time, it will be driven by human choice – specifically, the choice of women globally to not have so many children.

  • Boomkop3@reddthat.com
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    3 days ago

    Oh no, the overpopulation problem is getting less of a problem, how will we survive with more to go around for everyone?

  • HubertManne@piefed.socialEnglish
    2·
    3 days ago

    What can we do. Only reducing wealth disparity could bring it back up so looks like humanity is doooooommmmed!!! /s