Experts are warning of significant economic and social consequences as global birthrates continue to fall. In the United States, a record 4.1 million Americans will turn 65 this year, marking the last of the Baby Boomer generation reaching retirement age. This demographic shift, often referred to as the 'silver tsunami,' poses a threat to the economy as the aging population is set to outnumber children by 2030. Globally, birthrates are on track to drop below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman, with countries like Japan, South Korea, and Italy experiencing significant declines. The world is alarmed by the rapid aging of populations, with more people living past 100 years old than ever before. Economists fear that societies are unprepared for the major consequences of this demographic shift. Nicholas Eberstadt has highlighted East Asia’s impending population implosion, while Elon Musk has frequently pointed out the global fertility rate decline, with a crisis date projected for 2050.
American fertility rates have fallen to new lows and the number of births has plummeted to the lowest level in decades. READ: https://t.co/CxvdjomHf5 https://t.co/DwCXmGjY7r
Are there too many humans, or too few? And what does that mean for animals? Listen to philosopher Martha Nussbaum, @sckimbriel and @shadihamid discuss this and more here: https://t.co/5keQwR3jYT https://t.co/KRPWaidKs4
America is hurtling toward a gray trap It's little surprise that America is rapidly getting older — but now that we're at the brink of that demographic shift's major consequences, we're still completely unprepared. Why it matters: It's not just that seniors are an increasing… https://t.co/lDFA86xynF
Map compares birth rates across US in 2023 https://t.co/jI1ebF622D https://t.co/uCqShqsWYd
🚨 GLOBAL ALARM: BIRTHRATES PLUNGE - 2050 CRISIS DATE As Elon has been saying: global fertility rate is plummeting. Birthrates are on track to drop below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In countries like Japan, South Korea, and Italy, birthrates have fallen… https://t.co/fDsIqqlVHg
GLOBAL BIRTHRATE PLUNGE: 2050 CRISIS DATE
Martha Nussbaum and @shadihamid debate whether human overpopulation 👨👩👧👦or underpopulation 🚶♂️ will be the most important challenge of the future. Listen to the whole thing here 👉 https://t.co/GE4RUsgZ1I https://t.co/YnBCEOcSgS
It's little surprise that America is rapidly getting older — but now that we're at the brink of that demographic shift's major consequences, we're still completely unprepared. https://t.co/XYj6G3M317
"We must not shuffle a huge proportion of our society into unproductive and unhealthy 'old age.' ... Tthere are going to be far more very old people: in 1990, there were only 95,000 people over 100 years old in the world. Today, there are over half a million, and rising." https://t.co/uc1kgSxEUS
Suddenly There Aren’t Enough Babies. The Whole World Is Alarmed. Birthrates are falling fast across countries, with economic, social and geopolitical consequences @WSJ https://t.co/d17gtBeWjl
Read Nicholas Eberstadt on East Asia’s impending population implosion—and what this demographic shift will mean for China, the United States, and the region’s democracies: https://t.co/9nxC0DwGuR https://t.co/40JNIoabcD
🔥”Experts warn 'silver tsunami' poses threat to the economy as over-65s are set to outnumber children by 2030. A record 4.1 million Americans will turn 65 this year as the last of the Baby Boomer generation reaches retirement. But economists fear the burden of an aging…