As the “era of population decline” takes hold and leaves its mark on birth rates, there is a possibility that the world’s four largest countries will “collapse.”
Tech expert Elon Musk may be doing his best to ‘save the depopulation crisis’, but his efforts are not enough as East Asia could be headed for complete collapse. . “Drastic” changes are expected in China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, with the region preparing to “lose millions of people”.
According to projections by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the populations of China and Japan will decline by 8% and 18%, respectively.
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Among other countries of concern, South Korea’s population is expected to decline by 12% between 2020 and 2050, while Taiwan’s population is expected to decline by 8%.
Experts are now concerned about population decline in countries such as the United States, where the population is expected to grow by 12% over the same period.
According to Foreign Affairs magazine, such a move would mean East Asia could lose its dominance and the United States could gain “geopolitical gains.” This change will weaken China and leave the United States struggling with domestic problems due to population growth.
Since then, it has been suggested that East Asia’s foothold on the world stage will weaken in the near future, with population decline becoming the smoking gun.
Analysts predict that by 2050, the United States will have a higher approval rating than other Western economies, with a total of 2.3 working-age Americans for every elderly person, marking a shift in demographic outcomes. .
Since then, China and other East Asian countries have been warned that they need to change their minds and get their population numbers under control. Fortune magazine explained several reasons for the decline, including the cost of living crisis and lack of support for modern parents.
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