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We’re already seeing a shrinking Asia

In the politics of population, the magic number is 2.1. That is ‘replacement level’: if a country’s fertility rate (the average number of children a woman has in her lifetime) is 2.1, then the country’s population will remain level. Above that number, it starts to grow; below 2.1, it eventually fall

By Gwynne Dyer

Last updated on May 03, 23

Posted on Jan 27, 22

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We’re already seeing a shrinking Asia
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Gwynne Dyer
Gwynne Dyer

London, UK

Gwynne Dyer, OC is a London, England-based independent Canadian journalist, syndicated columnist and military historian. A long time columnist for The Observer.

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