Factors Behind Population Decline and the Ancient World’s Solutions

Birthrates in the developed world, especially in South Korea and Japan, have fallen below the replacement rate. Japan’s total fertility rate dropped below replacement back in 1974 with population decline beginning in 2010 (Oizimi, 2022). Japan’s population also declines because of people migrating out of the country. This has led to concern about demographic collapse, the point where the number of elderly who need financial support and care outstrips the number of younger people who are able to...