Based on expert analysis of China’s 2010 census’ data, China’s population will reach its peak of between 1.386 – 1.4 billion people sometime between 2020 and 2023. After that, the population will drop quickly to about 750 million by the year 2100. This would be a drop of 50 percent in about 75 years. Today, [...]
September 23, 2011 /
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America has always had a class system. What makes the US class system different is that it changes and that people can move from class to class. When the US was a young country, there were at least three major classes under the law. The top class was men who owned land and could vote. [...]
April 9, 2011 |
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In Europe, the birth rate is 1.5 babies per female. This is far less than what is needed to hold the population at a stable level. By 2050, the population of the European Union will drop from 377 million to 339 million people. A greater percentage of the people in 2050 will be retired. The [...]
April 9, 2011 |
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For every 100 baby girls born in China, 120 boy babies are born. Soon there will not be enough girls for Chinese boys to marry. — China People’s Daily. ‘In most parts of the world, between 103 and 107 boys are born for every 100 girls that are born. When China set the `one child [...]
April 9, 2011 |
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The average age of China’s people will increase from 32 years in 2004 to 44 years by 2040. This is caused by fewer children being born in China and Chinese people living longer. China’s `one child` policy has slowed population growth by 300,000,000 people since 1979. The average number of children for each Chinese mother [...]
April 9, 2011 |
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