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Quoted from greygirlbeast:
"Many of the world's largest industrialized nations will lose population between now and 2050 as low birth rates, struggling economies and curbs on immigration stifle growth, says the author of a world population report. The annual study by the private Population Reference Bureau found that, while the world's population will increase nearly 50 percent by mid-century, Japan will lose 20 percent of its population in the next 45 years, while Russia, Germany and Italy will also see declines. The United States is the biggest exception among developed countries, with its population forecast to rise by 43 percent from 293 million now to 420 million at mid-century. [all italics mine]"
I have been mulling this over since reading it yesterday. I wonder if they believe people from Japan, Russia, Germany, Italy etc will be leaving their own countries and relocating to the US, thus causing the population increase there? What other reason might there be for this prediction? Statistics like this always make me think there's so much beneath the surface "they" aren't telling us.
I still have my mind very much in Plagues. I can see density-dependent pathogen (and there are many to choose from) having a field day if the US population grows to that scale.
I'm about to attempt a surrogate canetoad community. As I couldn't even get my own account set up without brokensymmetry's kind help, I don't feel too confident, but we'll see (I shall email each of you if it works..)
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Mella
"Many of the world's largest industrialized nations will lose population between now and 2050 as low birth rates, struggling economies and curbs on immigration stifle growth, says the author of a world population report. The annual study by the private Population Reference Bureau found that, while the world's population will increase nearly 50 percent by mid-century, Japan will lose 20 percent of its population in the next 45 years, while Russia, Germany and Italy will also see declines. The United States is the biggest exception among developed countries, with its population forecast to rise by 43 percent from 293 million now to 420 million at mid-century. [all italics mine]"
I have been mulling this over since reading it yesterday. I wonder if they believe people from Japan, Russia, Germany, Italy etc will be leaving their own countries and relocating to the US, thus causing the population increase there? What other reason might there be for this prediction? Statistics like this always make me think there's so much beneath the surface "they" aren't telling us.
I still have my mind very much in Plagues. I can see density-dependent pathogen (and there are many to choose from) having a field day if the US population grows to that scale.
I'm about to attempt a surrogate canetoad community. As I couldn't even get my own account set up without brokensymmetry's kind help, I don't feel too confident, but we'll see (I shall email each of you if it works..)
xx
Mella