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The UN has predicted that the global population will peak in 2084. Our top economics editors explain why we could reach that milestone sooner than expected. Plus, what people often get wrong about why birth rates are falling.
Watch the full show to learn about the economic impact of falling fertility rates—and whether that spells catastrophe.
00:00 - Where fertility rates have fallen
01:28 - When will the world’s population peak?
05:16 - Why women are having fewer babies
Watch the full show:
Don’t panic about the global fertility crash:
Humanity will shrink, far sooner than you think:
A contracting population need not be a catastrophe:
America’s fertility crash reaches a new low:
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