| ▲ | triceratops 3 days ago | |
> in a world with rapidly increasing population That world was 30 years ago. In 2025 world average total fertility rate is 2.2, which is a shade above replacement rate (2.1). And 2.2 is a 10% drop since 2017 alone (when it was 2.46). Because life expectancy is higher, the population will continue to increase. But not "rapidly". | ||
| ▲ | gampleman 3 days ago | parent [-] | |
According to some cutting edge research[1], we are already bellow replacement rate worldwide. | ||