China on track for massive population decline

"The shift could make African countries among the fastest-growing economies in the world - or create a string of humanitarian crises that may define the start of the next century. By the numbers: Africa will become the world's demographic center of gravity as it more than doubles its population from 2030 to 2100, the U.S. Census Bureau's International Database (IDB) released last week projects."

"⬇️ China will shrink dramatically, falling from 1.4 billion people to 662 million - the steepest decline of any nation in recorded demographic history, according to an Axios review of population data. Europe and the rest of East Asia will enter long-term population contraction, reshaping labor markets, militaries and politics. The U.S. population will increase modestly, buoyed primarily by predicted migration, according to the census estimates. It's predicted that the U.S. will grow to 370 million, slightly up from 343 million now."

Africa's population is projected to surge about 155% between 2030 and 2100, making the continent the world's demographic center of gravity. Several African nations will see massive increases: the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 139 million to 584 million, Nigeria adding 283 million, and Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda, Angola and Niger each adding roughly 100 million. China is forecast to fall from 1.4 billion to 662 million, while Asia and Europe contract and South America shrinks. North America grows modestly by migration; the U.S. rises to about 370 million and India holds 1.5 billion. These shifts will reshape labor markets, militaries, politics and humanitarian risk.

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