Espiritdescali ( @Espiritdescali@futurology.today ) M to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 2 years agoYoung Europeans more likely to quit driving and have fewer children to save planetwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up174cross-posted to: goodnews@kbin.social
arrow-up174external-linkYoung Europeans more likely to quit driving and have fewer children to save planetwww.theguardian.com Espiritdescali ( @Espiritdescali@futurology.today ) M to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square34linkfedilinkcross-posted to: goodnews@kbin.social
minus-square awwwyissss ( @awwwyissss@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoThe population on China and India is still growing. Have birth rates dropped below replacement levels?
minus-square Raphael ( @rglullis@communick.news ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years ago population on China and India is still growing. China is already declining. Have birth rates dropped below replacement levels? Yes, India is already below replacement levels and dropping further.
minus-square awwwyissss ( @awwwyissss@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoThanks for the sources. Interesting to see that “The number of new births a year has nearly halved since 2016” in China.
minus-square Raphael ( @rglullis@communick.news ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoThat’s what demographic collapse looks like. Birth rate drops a cliff because the population finds itself suddenly without people in fertile age.
The population on China and India is still growing. Have birth rates dropped below replacement levels?
China is already declining.
Yes, India is already below replacement levels and dropping further.
Thanks for the sources. Interesting to see that “The number of new births a year has nearly halved since 2016” in China.
That’s what demographic collapse looks like. Birth rate drops a cliff because the population finds itself suddenly without people in fertile age.