Big picture: China's births might hit a record low this year, deepening its demographic crisis. Academics admit births could fall to 7 million, with profound implications for the world's second-largest economy. By the numbers: * Estimated births in 2023: 6 million to 8 million. * Drop in births over the past five
  • @folshost@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1•9 months ago

    The about page for this site is really funny, and kinda strange. I guess I was anticipating the site to be boomers raging about population decline, but I honestly have no idea what their goal is, other than it having something to do with “the people on the ground, and their lives”.

    https://www.stoppopulationdecline.org/about/

    • @tintoryOPEnglish
      2•9 months ago

      So did I, I was shocked when the articles and such are more about raging against boomers for causing population decline than boomers raging about population decline.

      It’s delightfully refreshing