Long Slide Looms for World Population, With Sweeping Ramifications

By artappraiser on Sun, 05/23/2021 - 8:16pm |

Stunning NYT examination of the sharp decline in fertility across the world, except in Africa.
One unexpected stat: By the end of the century, Nigeria could surpass China in population.
By @damiencave, @EmmaBubola, Choe Sang-Hunhttps://t.co/sfny3XQ193
— Cliff Levy (@cliffordlevy) May 23, 2021

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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/22/world/global-population-shrinking.html

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Africa was already headed for 1/3 world population by 2100 - less than 80 years. 2 years of Covid prolly made the breeding difference much worse. Waiting for those African MITs and Mayo Clinics and Silicon Valleys and Shenzhens to sprout up to handle the coming workload.

by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 05/24/2021 - 2:10am