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[wes-k]

> Imagine the village ages out and you have 90 old people, and 10 middle-aged people.

Seems a bit extreme. I don't think drastic population decline is on the horizon anytime soon.

[ericb → wes-k]

The developed world has sub-replacement fertility rates. As other countries develop, their fertility rate drops in the same manner.

Japan has been in a funk for years. China has shifted from a many-child culture to a one-child norm. These problems aren't theoretical.

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-53409521

https://www.oecd.org/japan/working-better-with-age-japan-978....