fbpx

The demographics of 2021

2020 saw record lows in United States population growth, both annually and for the entire 2010-to-2020 decade. California’s population shrank for the first time as far back as records go. The population of South Korea, Asia’s fourth-largest economy, also fell for the first time in its history last year. What does this rapid decline in birth rates tell us about the world of 2021?