Tag: fertility rates

  • Scientists Say Earth Could Eventually Have Just 4 Billion People

    Scientists Say Earth Could Eventually Have Just 4 Billion People

    What if the biggest environmental solution on Earth had nothing to do with electric cars, solar panels or recycling, but with the number of people living on the planet? A new paper from 11 researchers across 10 countries has proposed a future global population of roughly 4 billion people by 2200, less than half the…

  • America Could Start Losing Population By 2030, New Government Forecast Warns

    America Could Start Losing Population By 2030, New Government Forecast Warns

    America’s population has been growing for generations, powering everything from economic expansion to housing demand and the country’s massive workforce. But new projections from the Congressional Budget Office suggest the country may be approaching a historic turning point much faster than expected. Researchers now believe annual deaths in the United States could outnumber births by…