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#452 | The World’s Shrinking Population

English Learning for Curious Minds

CHAPTER

The Global Population Decline Concern

The chapter analyzes the historical fears of overpopulation and the current worry of a shrinking global population, discussing demographic decline predictions and the concept of replacement rate. It explores the reasons behind decreasing fertility rates, attributing it to factors like increasing gender equality, rising costs of raising children, and declining optimism among young people towards the future.

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