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Re:Asia’s advanced economies now have lower birth rates than... by thriftwy on Sunday December 11, 2022 @01:55AM (#33940819)
"Disappear" should not get in quotes. I once wrote a simple simulation of society with low birth rate and was shocked how fast they all went away to zero.

Had a nice population bulge initially.

Re:Asia’s advanced economies now have lower birth rates than... by tsimionescu on Sunday December 11, 2022 @03:24AM (#33941325)
This is like the old saying - statisticians will happily tell you how long your nails will be 40 years from now (with the mild assumption that you won't cut them).

A country of 100M people will change its birth patterns long long long before it "disappears".

Re:Asia’s advanced economies now have lower birth rates than... by bigDinosaur on Sunday December 11, 2022 @03:13AM (#33941264)
There are probably subgroups of Japanese people with birth rates higher than replacement. There may also be major advantages to having a child in 2100 that are not evident now (vast tracts of unclaimed land to exploit?).
Re:Asia’s advanced economies now have lower birth rates than... by quacked on Sunday December 11, 2022 @09:15AM (#33943373)
The only way populations go to zero is in a Children of Men situation, if the city dwelling populations all choose not to reproduce eventually the country will have a lower population by be more comprised of religious cults with high reproduction rates