China Joins Growing List , of Countries Facing , Population Decline.
On January 17, new figures were published
that indicated China's population experienced
a decline for the first time in over sixty years.
Euronews reports that China
is not the only country to
announce a shrinking population.
According to a forecast published by the
United Nations last July, many countries will see their populations decline over the coming decades.
Population declines have been experienced
in eight countries with over ten million
inhabitants over the last decade.
The populations of Ukraine, Japan, Syria, Italy, Portugal, Romania and Greece are all declining. .
According to Euronews, the one thing these countries
have in common is low fertility rates, meaning women
are giving birth to fewer babies on average than before.
The World Bank found that each of these
European countries have fertility rates
between 1.2 and 1.6 children for each woman. .
Euronews notes that a fertility rate
of over 2 is needed to maintain
a stable population.
In Asia, Japan lost over 3 million people
between 2011 and 2021 and now has
a fertility rate of just 1.3 children per woman.
According to the U.N. report, China is forecast to lose
nearly half of its population by 2100, plummeting
from over 1.4 billion people down to just 771 million. .
According to the U.N. report, China is forecast to lose
nearly half of its population by 2100, plummeting
from over 1.4 billion people down to just 771 million. .
The populations of Russia, Germany, South Korea and Spain are projected to begin declining by 2030