Population Collapse by 2100

 Does anyone really want to have kids anymore?  For 6000 years of human history children were thought to be a blessing.  They could care for their parents in old age, they could help on the farm or family business and they can give a parent incredible joy.

But today things are different.  Kids are expensive.  Imagine going to the grocery store today and having 4 kids and a stay at home wife.  How many can afford a $350,000 starter home, grocery stores, vehicle big enough to carry 4 car seats, clothes, cell phones and maybe a vacation to grandpa’s house in South Dakota once per year?

Many young couples don’t want their lifestyle clipped.  They both want to work and live in an apartment overlooking the river downtown.  They don’t want to mow yards and fix water softeners.  They would rather travel, sit by the apartment pool, work out at Lifetime Fitness and meet friends for dinner at all the cool restaurants.

If you think Social Security doesn’t add up today, just imagine what will happen in 20-30 years.

If you think the US Military is having troubles recruiting young people today, just imagine what it will look like in 20-30 years.

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Major economies are heading toward a "population collapse" by 2100 because of falling fertility rates, new research has found.

A report by the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) on Wednesday, warns the rate of births is way below that needed to sustain current populations in may countries across the globe.

What's New

By 2100, populations in major economies will fall by 20 to 50 percent, based on U.N. projections, the study says.

This is because two-thirds of the world's population live in countries with fertility rates below the "replacement rate."

In developed countries, an average of 2.1 live births per woman is considered the threshold needed to replace the population. In 2023, American families had an average of 1.94 children, according to Statista.

Over the past quarter century, some 90 percent of the world's countries have seen the fertility rate decline, while life expectancy has increased in most places.

Researchers wrote: "Falling fertility rates shift the demographic balance toward youth scarcity and more older people, who are dependent on a shrinking working-age population. Longer life spans accelerate the shift."

What Will Be The Consequences Of Depopulation?

One of the major fallouts of declining population around the world will be that younger people will live in an economy with less growth while simultaneously having to support bigger groups of retired people, with seniors accounting for a quarter of global consumption, the study said.

https://www.newsweek.com/warning-population-collapse-warning-depopulation-fertility-rate-2017866