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"I’m writing about this topic because demographics are an essential tool in the futurist’s toolkit.  We now have a lot of data on population, between government efforts, professional demographers’ work, and insurance companies.  Demographics aren’t destiny, as the old saw goes, but they have a strong influence."

"My readers are likely familiar with my focus on this topic. Last year I posted about World Pop Day and reflected on many demographic issues, from the great demographic transition to its implications for national politics, warfighting, economics, higher education, and technology.  I won’t recap all of that here; if you’re curious or new to the topic, please check it out.  Today I’d like to offer more informed futurist speculation on how changing demographics might change the world."

"First, some updates from the past year.  There haven’t been any surprises for those of us studying the topic. The demographic transition (fewer babies, living longer) continued without any pause.  Nation after nation, region after region reported birthrates declining further and their senior population expanding.  For examples, India, China, Japan, Singapore, the EU and Britain, Germany, Poland, the United States, and Canada saw the number of children fall, even to surprising levels."

"Some developing nations are only part way through the transition, still producing children at above replacement levels.  These are primarily in subSaharan Africa, plus parts of central and south Asia, notably Pakistan.  Here’s the most recent map I can find illustrating these differences:"

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Thoughts on world population day 2026 and what might come next

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