Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – It turns out that the sexual crisis will spread throughout the world. The population of 97 percent of countries around the world is expected to shrink by the end of the 22nd century.
Research results from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at Washington's School of Medicine on global birth rates, the number of children born per woman during her lifetime, illustrate a sharp decline in birth rates across the world.
The plunge in global birth rates is said to be due to “extraordinary social changes” on planet Earth.
By 2050, researchers estimate that 75 percent of countries around the world will experience population decline. By 2100, the populations of 97 percent of countries around the world will decline.
However, the decline in birth rates did not occur worldwide. Some countries have the potential to become increasingly densely populated, especially low-income countries in western and sub-Saharan Africa.
As many as 77 percent of all humans born on Earth in 2100 are estimated to be born in low-income countries.
By comparison, 29 percent of babies were born in sub-Saharan Africa in 2021. By 2100, 54 percent of Earth's babies will be born in the region.
“We are facing extraordinary social changes during the 21st century. The world will face a 'baby boom' in some countries and a 'baby shrink' in other parts of the world,” IHME's Stein Emil Vollset told IFLScience, quoted Thursday (21/3/2024).
He said governments around the world will face workforce declines and struggle to find ways to care for and pay the living costs of aging populations. On the other hand, countries in sub-Saharan Africa will struggle to find ways to support young populations with limited resources.
“Scrambling to find ways to support the youngest, fastest-growing population on the planet in an economically and politically unstable, sweltering country with the worst health system on Earth,” Vollset said.
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