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TinJar<p><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/global-decline-fertility-rate" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ourworldindata.org/global-decl</span><span class="invisible">ine-fertility-rate</span></a></p><p>An observation: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/speculativefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>speculativefiction</span></a> etc. with large human population in the future has inadvertently dated itself. The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fertility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fertility</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rate</span></a> has decreased with no sign of turn-around. The global estimates of future <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/population" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>population</span></a> assume that the fertility rate will magically go up in the near future. Not to mention that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a> due to lack of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/redistribution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>redistribution</span></a> worsens health outcomes. And <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a></p>
Paul Houle<p>📉 Fears that falling birth rates in the US could lead to population collapse are based on faulty assumptions</p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-07-falling-birth-population-collapse-based.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-07-falling-</span><span class="invisible">birth-population-collapse-based.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/population" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>population</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/natalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>natalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pronatalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pronatalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/birthrate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birthrate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/demographics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demographics</span></a></p>
Alo Japan<p><a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1344693/what-is-behind-japans-unprecedented-population-crisis-and-can-it-be-stopped/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alojapan.com/1344693/what-is-b</span><span class="invisible">ehind-japans-unprecedented-population-crisis-and-can-it-be-stopped/</span></a> What is behind Japan’s unprecedented population crisis – and can it be stopped? <a href="https://channels.im/tags/InternalAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternalAffairs</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JapanNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a>’sPopulation <a href="https://channels.im/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Population" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Population</span></a> Japan’s population is shrinking faster than ever, with nearly a million more deaths than births in 2024 – the steepest decline since records began in 1968. New figures released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications last week showed that the number of Japanese nationals fell by</p>
Nando161<p>"Just saying but the negative aspects of <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> is literally what is holding the <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/world" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>world</span></a> back from being <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/sustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sustainable</span></a>. The only <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/reason" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reason</span></a> we don’t have safe drinking <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a>, <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/shelter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shelter</span></a>, <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a>, <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a>, <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a>, and clean <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> for every <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/person" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>person</span></a> on this <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earth</span></a> is because it wouldn’t be profitable for the 0.1% of the world’s <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/population" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>population</span></a> whose entire income is based solely around limiting those <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/resources" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>resources</span></a> for lower class and <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/impoverished" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>impoverished</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/people" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>people</span></a>."</p><p><a href="https://www.tumblr.com/nando161mando/791633596675915776/just-saying-but-the-negative-aspects-of-capitalism" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tumblr.com/nando161mando/79163</span><span class="invisible">3596675915776/just-saying-but-the-negative-aspects-of-capitalism</span></a></p>
Conflicts<p>South Korea’s Population Crisis Shrinks Military Amid Threat From North</p><p>South Korea’s military is 20 percent smaller than it was six years ago as the world’s lowest birth…<br><a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Conflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conflict</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Conflicts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conflicts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/War" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>War</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BirthRate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BirthRate</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/northkorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>northkorea</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Population" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Population</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/southkorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>southkorea</span></a><br><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2321327/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2321327/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Centre for Population Change<p>🌐 For this year's <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/WorldPopulationDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldPopulationDay</span></a>, we reported on some of our research which provides a detailed picture of how <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/economic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economic</span></a>, <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/social" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>social</span></a> and <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> factors interact to shape <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/fertility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fertility</span></a> and <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/family" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>family</span></a> choices. </p><p>Read the full story in <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/ChangingPopulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChangingPopulations</span></a> (section 5): <a href="https://sway.cloud.microsoft/urKHaLPBnmc5tC1p?ref=Link" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sway.cloud.microsoft/urKHaLPBn</span><span class="invisible">mc5tC1p?ref=Link</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sciences.social/tags/population" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>population</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/demography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demography</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/socialscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialscience</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/childbearing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>childbearing</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/sociology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sociology</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/genderequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genderequality</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/childcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>childcare</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/families" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>families</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/youngpeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>youngpeople</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/generations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>generations</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/futuregenerations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>futuregenerations</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/jobsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jobsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/childcarecosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>childcarecosts</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/childfree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>childfree</span></a></p>
Centre for Population Change<p>In section 10 of <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/ChangingPopulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChangingPopulations</span></a>, Ridhi Kashyap discusses updates to the Digital Gender Gaps dashboard, and the importance of digital <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/genderequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genderequality</span></a>. </p><p>For example, women who own mobile phones and use the internet are more empowered with their health and decision-making within their households. <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/Digitalconnectivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Digitalconnectivity</span></a> can also bolster social connectedness and exchange between communities, and alleviate the impacts of <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a>.</p><p>▶️<a href="https://sway.cloud.microsoft/urKHaLPBnmc5tC1p?ref=Link" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sway.cloud.microsoft/urKHaLPBn</span><span class="invisible">mc5tC1p?ref=Link</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sciences.social/tags/Demography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Demography</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/socialscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialscience</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/population" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>population</span></a></p>
Centre for Population Change<p>In the new <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/ChangingPopulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChangingPopulations</span></a>, catch up on CPC-CG members' recent conference activities and get links to our latest webinar recordings (sections 11 &amp; 13).</p><p>And find out about our upcoming events in section 2. Next stops: RGS-IBG, BSPS and ECSR conferences 🥳</p><p>▶️<a href="https://sway.cloud.microsoft/urKHaLPBnmc5tC1p?ref=Link" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sway.cloud.microsoft/urKHaLPBn</span><span class="invisible">mc5tC1p?ref=Link</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sciences.social/tags/Demography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Demography</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/population" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>population</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/socialscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialscience</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/migration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>migration</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/gerontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gerontology</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/ageing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ageing</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/sociology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sociology</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/socialstatistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialstatistics</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/fertility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fertility</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/family" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>family</span></a></p>
Alo Japan<p><a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1341827/japan-issues-update-on-population-emergency/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alojapan.com/1341827/japan-iss</span><span class="invisible">ues-update-on-population-emergency/</span></a> Japan Issues Update on Population ‘Emergency’ <a href="https://channels.im/tags/aging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aging</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/BirthRate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BirthRate</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Elderly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elderly</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JapanNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Population" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Population</span></a> Japan logged its fewest births on record last year and more than twice as many deaths, according to a new government report, with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba calling it “a quiet emergency.” Newsweek has reached out by email to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications with a request for comment outside of office</p>
Trending Stocks 📈<p>Population vs. Artificial Intelligence - Dwarkesh Patel and Noah Smith</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/population" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>population</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geopoliticalpower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geopoliticalpower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/agi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a></p>
Centre for Population Change<p>🏘️ In the latest <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/ChangingPopulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChangingPopulations</span></a>, read about how CPC-CG Director Professor Jane Falkingham has been working with <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/BusinessSouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BusinessSouth</span></a> to share <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/demographic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demographic</span></a> research - providing critical context for future <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> policies locally, nationally and globally.</p><p>Go to section 6: <a href="https://sway.cloud.microsoft/urKHaLPBnmc5tC1p?ref=Link" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sway.cloud.microsoft/urKHaLPBn</span><span class="invisible">mc5tC1p?ref=Link</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sciences.social/tags/population" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>population</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/socialscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialscience</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/demography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demography</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/homebuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homebuilding</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/housebuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>housebuilding</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/housingpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>housingpolicy</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/housingpolicies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>housingpolicies</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/localhousing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>localhousing</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/business_news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business_news</span></a></p>
Alo Japan<p><a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1341578/record-drop-in-japanese-nationals-as-foreign-residents-reach-all-time-high/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alojapan.com/1341578/record-dr</span><span class="invisible">op-in-japanese-nationals-as-foreign-residents-reach-all-time-high/</span></a> Record Drop in Japanese Nationals as Foreign Residents Reach All-Time High <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Depopulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Depopulation</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a>&amp;Tech <a href="https://channels.im/tags/ForeignNationals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignNationals</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/ForeignResidents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignResidents</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JapanNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanPopulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JapanPopulation</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Japanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japanese</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapaneseNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JapaneseNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/LivingInJapan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LivingInJapan</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/MinistryOfInternalAffairsAndCommunications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MinistryOfInternalAffairsAndCommunications</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/MinistryOfInternalAffiarsAndCommunication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MinistryOfInternalAffiarsAndCommunication</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Population" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Population</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/UrbanMigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UrbanMigration</span></a> As of January 1, 2025, the total population of Japan was 124.33 million, a decrease of 550,000 people compar</p>
Richard Ashwell<p>After the Spike and the Myth of Depopulation</p><p>After the Spike by Dean Spears and Michael Geruso focuses on <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/depopulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>depopulation</span></a>, but its arguments are built on shaky ground, stirring up fear, rather than focusing on the facts. What’s more troubling is the authors don’t disclose their funding from Elon <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a>, who has frequently made headlines with his concern over low <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/BirthRates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BirthRates</span></a>. Here we’ll break down the flaws in their arguments.</p><p><a href="https://populationmatters.org/news/2025/08/after-the-spike-and-the-myth-of-depopulation/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">populationmatters.org/news/202</span><span class="invisible">5/08/after-the-spike-and-the-myth-of-depopulation/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/population" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>population</span></a></p>
Centre for Population Change<p>🏢Hopes that <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/workingfromhome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workingfromhome</span></a> would help struggling UK regions attract high-skilled workers are not being realised, and home working isn't significantly changing where people live.</p><p>Read the full story in section 4 of the latest <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/ChangingPopulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChangingPopulations</span></a> </p><p>▶️ <a href="https://sway.cloud.microsoft/urKHaLPBnmc5tC1p?ref=Link" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sway.cloud.microsoft/urKHaLPBn</span><span class="invisible">mc5tC1p?ref=Link</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sciences.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/wfh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wfh</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/homeworking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homeworking</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/population" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>population</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/populationgeography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>populationgeography</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/demography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demography</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/birmingham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birmingham</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/sheffield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sheffield</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/socialscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialscience</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/migration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>migration</span></a></p>
OccuWorld<p>What the Disappearance of Insects Means for Humanity and the Earth </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3auCYkPpoc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=j3auCYkPpo</span><span class="invisible">c</span></a></p><p>We’re beginning to see that, despite our cultural misconceptions, insects are actually at the foundation of our biosphere, food supply, and nearly every life process on Earth…</p><p><a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Insects</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/FoodChain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodChain</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/CascadeEffect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CascadeEffect</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/InsectCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InsectCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/FoodWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodWeb</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Disappearing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disappearing</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Pesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pesticides</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Decline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Decline</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Biosphere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biosphere</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Ecosystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ecosystem</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Population" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Population</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/AcceleratingLoss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AcceleratingLoss</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Bugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bugs</span></a></p>
Alo Japan<p><a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1341079/biggest-drop-in-japanese-nationals-seen-alongside-record-high-in-foreign-residents/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alojapan.com/1341079/biggest-d</span><span class="invisible">rop-in-japanese-nationals-seen-alongside-record-high-in-foreign-residents/</span></a> Biggest drop in Japanese nationals seen alongside record high in foreign residents <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Depopulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Depopulation</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/expats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>expats</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/ForeignWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignWorkers</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Population" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Population</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Tokyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tokyo</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/TokyoTopics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TokyoTopics</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/%E6%9D%B1%E4%BA%AC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>東京</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/%E6%9D%B1%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>東京都</span></a> The total population of Japanese nationals in Japan fell to 120.65 million as of Jan. 1 this year, down 908,574 compared to the previous year, marking the 16th straight year of population decline. Meanwhile, the population of foreign residents in Japan increased by 354,089 from last</p>
The Japan Times<p>The number of Japanese nationals in Japan fell by around 910,000 during 2024, to 120.7 million, while the population of foreign residents rose 10.65%, to 3.68 million. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/07/japan/society/japan-population-foreign-residents/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/</span><span class="invisible">07/japan/society/japan-population-foreign-residents/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/population" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>population</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/depopulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>depopulation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/expats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>expats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/foreignworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foreignworkers</span></a></p>
CBC Kitchener-Waterloo<p>'Alarmingly low' monarch butterfly population calls for international conservation strategy: Guelph professor<br>In the last 15 years, the monarch butterfly populations in North America have dwindled to "alarmingly low" levels, University of Guelph associate professor and ecologist Ryan Norris. He was p...<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/population" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>population</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/NorthAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/monarch-butterfly-population-conservation-guelph-professor-1.7598688?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-w</span><span class="invisible">aterloo/monarch-butterfly-population-conservation-guelph-professor-1.7598688?cmp=rss</span></a></p>
ABDELAZIZ<p>Dark moon: Colonization hosts responsible for the cbs can damage the indigenous population of the Moon. Wut? star-news.press/wp</p><p>,Dark moon: Colonization hosts responsible for the cbs can damage the indigenous population of the Moon. Wut? star-news.press/wp, 2025-08-06 17:10:00 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dark</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Colonization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Colonization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hosts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/responsible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>responsible</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cbs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/damage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>damage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indigenous</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/population" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>population</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Wut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wut</span></a></p><p><a href="https://star-news.press/neil-degrasse-tyson-colonization-of-the-moon-n2416826/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=jetpack_social" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">star-news.press/neil-degrasse-</span><span class="invisible">tyson-colonization-of-the-moon-n2416826/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=jetpack_social</span></a></p>
A Guy Named Brian (he/him)<p>The arguments for having smaller families in the context of the climate crisis are much more complicated than many want to acknowledge. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Population" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Population</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Depopulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Depopulation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FamilyPlanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FamilyPlanning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProblemSolving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProblemSolving</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateAction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateActionNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateActionNow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Podcast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NPRConsiderThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NPRConsiderThis</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/consider-this-from-npr/id1503226625?i=1000720519631" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/</span><span class="invisible">consider-this-from-npr/id1503226625?i=1000720519631</span></a></p>