▲ 386 ▼ Humanity will shrink in the future: 97% of countries will experience negative growth by 2100 (english.elpais.com) submitted 2 years ago by boem@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world 114 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Both. Economies suffer when the populations cannot replenish workforces and when average age gets older and older. You end up with too many people to support and not enough people to do the work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 1 point 2 years ago Isn't that a temporary thing though, eventually that hump will pass and we'd be down to more sustainable population levels. I'd rather it happens naturally because of birth rates than because half the planet becomes unsurvivable. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 1 point 2 years ago Isn't that a temporary thing though, eventually that hump will pass and we'd be down to more sustainable population levels. I'd rather it happens naturally because of birth rates than because half the planet becomes unsurvivable. permalink fedilink source parent