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#583 - Stephen J. Shaw - Is Population Collapse A Real Risk?

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Is There a Population Bomb?

The world's population has increased, but we saw the rate was slowing rapidly everywhere. The birthright numbers are not very helpful if we try and imagine the future impact. South Korea is down to around 0.8 births per 1,000 years; Japan is a little higher because it's been going on so long. And China is most scary in terms of what's about to happen with its age balance.

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