[wintorez]

Not only Americans, I’m seeing this pattern everywhere in my age group peers. I’m mid-40 and in almost every gathering with friends and family, there are about 5 adults to each child. Most of the children have no siblings and no cousins.

[pixl97]

Population growth across most of the world is over. India which had been used as an example of population growth for decades now has a fertility rate 2.05. And, China is well below Japan!

Most people are going to be old for decades to come.

[Yhippa]

This is going to be a huge problem for society fairly soon and it's not something you can turn around in an instant.

[wintorez]

How about Africa? Any projections?

[acjacobson]

Still growing and the main reason worldwide population continues to increase. That said it is projected to slow down over the next several generations like other areas.

[wintorez]

It's almost paradoxical, but it seems like as the quality of life increases, the reproduction rate decreases.