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Jan 23, 2022 · THE BBC is facing a 'demographic time bomb', with a new study revealing horror results for the taxpayer-funded broadcaster.
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- Japan. Japan's population will more than halve, from a peak of 128 million in 2017 to less than 53 million by the end of the century, the researchers behind the new Lancet study predict.
- Italy. The Italian population is also expected to more than halve, from 61 million in 2017 to 28 million by the end of the century, according to the Lancet study.
- China. In 1979, China famously introduced its controversial one-child policy to try to slow population growth amid concerns over the effect it would have on its plans for economic growth.
- Iran. Iran is also expected to see its population significantly decline by the end of the century. The country experienced a population boom after the Islamic Revolution in 1979, but went on to implement an effective population control policy.
May 20, 2024 · The first thing you need to know about the so-called demographic timebomb facing countries such as the UK and US is to never call it that. With birth rates continuing to decline in both...
The BBC is facing a “demographic time bomb” as young people ignore its programmes at a time when the broadcaster must carry out swingeing cuts.
Feb 9, 2022 · The shift in balance between the age groups in favour of the elderly was, according to the prevailing argument, a ‘demographic time bomb’ that threatened the very survival of the existing pension systems and needed to be defused as quickly as possible.
Aug 30, 2023 · US President Joe Biden described the world's second-largest economy as "a ticking time bomb", predicting growing discontent in the country. China's leader Xi Jinping hit back, defending the...
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