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Population decline

Population decline, also known as depopulation, is a reduction in a human population size. Earth's total human population continues to grow, as it has done throughout history, but projections suggest this long-term trend may be coming to an end. From antiquity (10th century BCE–500 CE) until the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in early modern…

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Economic crisesInfectious diseasesClimate changeFaminePoverty
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Declines within regions or ethnic groups of a country

Second World WarSuburbanizationUrban decayRace riotsHigh crime rates
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Overview

HumanPopulationTotal human population0.04% per yearAntiquity
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Long-term future trends

Population agingRetireesRussiaGermanyIreland
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National efforts to confront declining populations

Contemporary decline by country

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Declines within regions or ethnic groups of a country

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Population decline

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Population decline

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has effect · 15
Population decline → As, GDP, Germany, If, In, Japan, Many Eastern European, More, Other, Russia, Russia's, Such, The, This, United States
related to Long-term future trends · 13
Population decline → Any, Because, Economic, Europe's, Population Division, Social Affairs, The, The UN, UN, Under, UNDESA, United Nations Department, When
related to Syria · 8
Population decline → During, Middle Eastern, Since, Syria's, Syrian, Syrians, The, UN
related to Germany · 5
Population decline → Cold War, From, In Germany, The, Third-party
related to Contemporary decline by country · 3
Population decline → For, The, This
related to India · 3
Population decline → India, The Parsis, Their
related to Portugal · 3
Population decline → Between, Portugal's, The
related to Possible consequences · 2
Population decline → Many, Predictions
related to Short-term population shocks · 2
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economic crisesinstance ofadverse events0.80text
outbursts of infectious diseasesinstance ofadverse events0.80text
climate changeinstance ofadverse events0.80text
faminesinstance ofadverse events0.80text
povertyinstance ofadverse events0.80text
warinstance ofadverse events0.80text
existential risks due to socialinstance ofadverse events0.80text
economic inequalitiesinstance ofadverse events0.80text
and wealth disparitiesinstance ofadverse events0.80text
incomeinstance ofthat cannot be explained by factors0.80text
ethnic conflictinstance ofUnderpopulation is usually defined as a state in which a country's population has declined too much to support its current economic system.Population decline can cause internal…0.80text
forced refugee flowsinstance ofUnderpopulation is usually defined as a state in which a country's population has declined too much to support its current economic system.Population decline can cause internal…0.80text

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