The Population Bust
The article discusses the global phenomenon of declining birth rates and ageing societies. It highlights the historical context of population growth and its environmental consequences. The piece raises questions about the implications of these demographic changes for the future of humanity and the planet.
- ▪Over the last century, the global population has increased from two billion to eight billion.
- ▪This population growth has contributed to significant environmental issues, including global warming and biodiversity loss.
- ▪Recent trends indicate a decline in birth rates and an increase in ageing populations, prompting a reevaluation of future demographic projections.
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play videoplay videoVideo Duration 24 minutes 46 seconds play-arrow24:46Featured DocumentariesThe Population BustA revealing global journey into declining birth rates, ageing societies, and their far-reaching impact.Read moreThe last 100 years have seen a boom in trade, prosperity and wealth across the world, at unprecedented rates in human history. As a species, we are now more wealthy, healthy, and less likely to be killed in conflict than ever before, despite the many horrors we see in the daily news cycle.This golden age we live in has run in tandem with an ever-expanding population; in the 1920s, there were only two billion people on the planet. A century later, that number has skyrocketed up to eight billion.
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