Russian Decline: Population and Health Woes, and Alcoholism

Posted by Matt in August 19th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Demographics, Russia, 21st Century, Alcoholism, Demographers, Developed Nations, Feet Of Clay, Giant, Health Woes, Population Growth, Population Health, Russia, Russian Population, States Population, Steep Decline, United States

Still, Russia is a giant on feet of clay, demographically speaking. Russia is a country in such steep decline that it is estimated by demographers to decline to 99 million by 2050. Some even predict the figure as low as 77 million. By then the United States, whose population growth continues unparalleled among developed nations, [...]

China: Inhibited Growth, But Too Early To Short

Posted by Matt in April 26th, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, Demographics, Economy, Bonus, China Population, Demographics, Dependency Ratio, Elderly Population, Headwind, Law Of Unintended Consequences, Population Growth, Proportion

Demographics another headwind
China has undergone over a generation of the one-child policy, which has served to restrict her population growth. The law of unintended consequences raised its head along the way.
The population is aging rapidly. The accompanying chart shows that the UN projects the proportion of China’s elderly population, which is defined as those over [...]

China Demographic Crisis: Too Many Boys, Elderly

Posted by Matt in April 26th, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, Demographics, Birth Rate, Brother, China Crisis, Demographic Crisis, Elderly, Family Planning, Lulu, Maomao, Opposition, Population Growth, Proportion, Seniors, shanghai, Three Decades, Urban Families

It has been three decades since China’s one-child policy was introduced as a temporary measure to slow the country’s population growth. But there’s rising opposition to the policy amid criticism that it’s creating another demographic crisis.
The trends are exemplified in the city of Shanghai, which has the lowest birth rate and the highest proportion [...]

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Russian Decline: Population and Health Woes, and Alcoholism

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