The world appears to be facing a substantial population decline. But experts disagree on whether or not that could spell problems for future generations.
David Bloom, Clarence James Gamble Professor of Economics and Demography at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, was among those quoted on the topic in a Feb. 19 Discover article.
“Demographic change has already arrived,” he said. “Over the last 25 years, fertility rates declined in every region of the world and in every World Bank country income group.” He said that, given the declining rates, the current global population of roughly 8.3 billion could peak at 10.3 billion in 2084, then start…