Birth Rate Rebound: Decline Of The West No Longer Happening

Tuesday, April 28, 2015 - 16:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Western Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand now have birth rates that are relatively close to replacement, which means that the 'decline of the West', where developed nations birth control and abort themselves out of existence, isn't happening. It's certainly a more optimistic demographic narrative of the future of the West than we usually get, where declining birth rates and population aging will reduce Europe and the US while Asian superpowers, such as China and India, see huge populations and economies to match.  read more

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