Spain runs out of children: there are 80,000 fewer than in 2023
https://www.lavanguardia.com/mediterranean/20241219/10223824/spain-runs-out-children-fewer-2023-population-demography-16-census.html
Spain runs out of children: there are 80,000 fewer than in 2023
https://www.lavanguardia.com/mediterranean/20241219/10223824/spain-runs-out-children-fewer-2023-population-demography-16-census.html
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ss: We have been talking about the declining birth rate in Spain for years, and its effects are beginning to be very evident in the census: Spain is running out of child population.
The population under 16 years old has decreased by 3.2% since 2021 whereas the population over 64 has increased by 6.6%. and 18.2% of the Spanish population was born outside of Spain
reality, In the parks of many neighborhoods and cities in Spain, it is becoming increasingly common to see more dogs than children playing
As a result of this evolution, the relative weight of the population over 64 years old now exceeds 20%, while those under 16 years old represent 14%, confirming the progressive aging of the Spanish society.
Why do articles always seem to talk about birth rates like they are quarterly profit margins?
the News insistently going to tell you this is news
Good news anyway. Hopefully we will be breeded out before we end all life on earth.
Does this mean I should adjust my football manager scouting strategy?
So what with AI and automation there’s less jobs available anyways
Sure the billionaire want an endless supply or workers because they don’t really care if they survive or not so long as there’s enough desperate people to cater to their needs
This is a new kind of click bait , where the sensational title unravels within the title itself, “Spain runs out of children”….. not really, just “fewer children” than last year.
I think I much prefer it this way, it saves you from having to actually click to find out it is BS.
Based.
Once again, human cloning and genetic engineering will fix this.
Importing India/Indians are the solution. Check Australia-Canada out lol.
ok, that a number goes down doesn’t mean it is a bad thing inherently, for starters.
now, about the “who’s gonna care for the elderly” argument… which fraction of elderly people are being actually cared for in reality? and I mean really cared for. even in the first world. yeah, so that’s not a real concern now, is it?
because I’ve never heard the supernatalist camp advance a more just worldview that will have our elderly cared for… or our children. so, why even entertain their views as if they were actual well- thought ideas at all?
it’s been said by scientists that lowering the man-made stress on the planet would be a good thing for everybody involved, the other camp only science backed argument is “there’s some space for more people before total collapse”
It’s happening everywhere, people can’t afford children.
Countries complaining about declining birth rates need to incentive having children through actual policy change. Plenty of people want to have kids, but they literally don’t have the ability to raise that child effectively because they’re being forced to work two or even three jobs just to survive.
Where I live, the average rent is $1700 a month. Most people I know make ~minimum wage, which is just over $16 an hour for my state. And we’re supposed to be having kids? How the fuck are we supposed to do that?
The carrying capacity of the planet is finite. If a shrinking population threatens a society then that society is by definition unsustainable.
Slow, measured, and controlled immigration, with proper societal integration, is the answer to this problem in countries like Spain, S. Korea, Japan etc.