Too Many People

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We are too many people depleting the resources of Mother Earth and increasing the carbon dioxide concentration in our atmosphere at a rapid rate. The world population has reached 7.9 billion. About one percent, actually 83 million, live in Germany.

Germany's death rate has been higher than its birth rate since the 1970s. The birth rate is 9.397 births per 1,000 people, declining yearly. The death rate is 11.392 deaths per 1,000 people. Additionally, the fertility rate in Germany is 1.59 births per woman. So over the last twenty years, a decrease in the number was predicted. Still, the once chronic birth deficit no longer exists because the positive net migration consists of younger people in their reproductive age.

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Still, according to current projections, Germany's population is expected to peak at the end of 2021 at 83.9 million people, and by 2025, it is expected to start decreasing slightly. People in Germany are living longer and having fewer babies. The growth in the past has slowed almost to a halt, with a growth rate of only 0.20%. Germany also has a high median age of 47.4 years. Projections show that 37.6% of the population will be over 60 by 2050. By the end of the century, Germany's population is expected to fall to 74.73 million. Because of this, Great Britain and France will both surpass Germany's population.

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As far as the world population is concerned, its increase is clearly driven by the growth in Asia and Africa while Europe is leveling off.

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The growth rates in Africa are around 4%, while China long has limited its population growth. Of all nations in Asia, war-battered Syria and hunger-stricken Afghanistan stick out with high growth rates. Poor babies!

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High growth rates are usually caused by high fertility rates. In the first half of the 20th century, extended families still common in Europe are now characteristic of Central Africa.

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