“Several countries have fertility rates below 1.8 (stable population replacement level). Here are some notable examples:
- Singapore – 1.05
- South Korea – 1.11
- Japan – 1.37
- Italy – 1.33
- Spain – 1.34
- Greece – 1.29
- Portugal – 1.42
- Hungary – 1.58
- Ukraine – 1.29
- Germany – 1.6
- China – 1.7
- USA – 1.786 (just under)
The big difference between China and the US in this regard is that the US has admitted between 7-15 million illegal immigrants over the past four years, equivalent to roughly 3 percent of the population.”
https://open.substack.com/pub/elliottmiddleton/p/is-chinas-population-collapsing?r=o1vob&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
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Mark Skidmore is Professor of Economics at Michigan State University where he holds the Morris Chair in State and Local Government Finance and Policy. His research focuses on topics in public finance, regional economics, and the economics of natural disasters. Mark created the Lighthouse Economics website and blog to share economic research and information relevant for navigating tumultuous times.
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