It’s time to stop arguing over the population slowdown and start adapting to it

Image caption: A subway in Seoul, South Korea. The country’s population is projected to halve by 2100. AFP via Getty Images. Article by Bryan Walsh. Vox – July 18, 2024.

Last week, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs released the World Population Prospects, the international body’s annual report on the current and future state of global population. The headline was clear: We are well past the days of worrying about having more people than the Earth can handle. The UN’s demographers now expect the number of people on the planet to peak at a bit under 10.3 billion in 2084. […]

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