Depopulation instead of overpopulation
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Every now and then, the somewhat controversial scenario of depopulation instead of overpopulation enters the stage of future demographic trends. Like overpopulation, depopulation would have widespread consequences for the environment, the labour market and social and cultural practices. In the recent book Empty Planet, the thought that we might have to deal with depopulation in the future popped up again: the global population, now 7.5 billon, will decline rapidly later this century after peaking below 9 billion – rather than the 11 billion that is predicted by the United Nations. Why does this scenario of depopulation keep coming back, and is it becoming more realistic?
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- According to the United Nations (UN), the world population will grow from 7.6 billion today to 2 billion by 2100. It is expected that more than half of global population growth until 2050 will occur in Africa, with Niger topping the list at 7.153 children per woman, followed by Somalia at 6.123 chi...
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