South Korea just broke its own grim record, reporting the world’s lowest fertility rate at 0.78 children per woman. An unprecedented birth dearth. South Korea is supposedly a “wealthy” country, but it will not be wealthy without children. The disappearance of East Asia and their ancient cultures proceeds apace. Japan and China are already shrinking […]
Category: demography
The “fake news” about over-population has been proved wrong over and over again, but over and over again the fear comes back, like a vampire sucking optimism and hope out of modern society. In fact, the biggest danger we face is the coming demographic winter.
