Implications for Japan’s Birth Rate and Asia’s Declining Population
According to the United Nations, many East Asian countries have experienced a decline in their Total Fertility Rates in the past 50 years. In the period of 1965-1970, the average family had five or more children. From 2005 to 2010, the average shifted to below 2.1 children per family. There are many factors behind the […]
Demographic Decline in Europe: What Can Young People Do?
In 2011, the world’s population reached the landmark figure of 7 billion, much to the alarm of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and many in the media. Symbolically, Baby Seven Billion was not born on the European continent. The United Nations predicts that by 2050, the global population will hit the impressive number of […]
Who Is “The Population”?
Every culture perceives birth differently. For some cultures, the birth of a human being is a blessing and the perpetuation of the human race. For others, it’s an indicator of an under-developed country. For some religions, it’s a natural obligation and to try to limit it is a crime. In many cultures today, it is often […]