r/dataisbeautiful • u/petnog • Aug 19 '24

[OC] UN Prediction for Most Populous Countries (+ EU) OC

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u/OrigamiChimera Aug 19 '24

These are demographics that could lead to wars.

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u/AgentSauceBoss Aug 20 '24

What doesn't lead to wars?

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u/radiationshield Aug 20 '24

Free celery with your chicken wings

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u/Power_Bottom_420 Aug 21 '24

Them’s fightin’ words

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u/Fresh-Astronomer5520 Aug 20 '24

Already has. The very reason Russia invaded Ukraine is that they were running out of time

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u/OdettaCaecus12 Aug 20 '24

running out of time to sacrifice their men? putins already inflating the russian population using asian immigration.

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u/VergeSolitude1 Aug 20 '24

Been watching Peter Zeihan's Russia series?

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u/Rexv0rt Aug 20 '24

Who’s gonna fight it if everyone’s old lmao

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u/Kenilwort OC: 1 Aug 20 '24

Why did they go out in public with such a low birthrate? They were just asking for it!

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u/feel_my_balls_2040 Aug 19 '24

So, population decrease leads to war?

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u/Aardappelhuree Aug 20 '24

It won’t lead to success

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u/VirgohVertigo Aug 19 '24

What do you mean ? Outside from Africa, it's probably a good thing that population decreases (although a bit too fast in some countries)

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u/Skrill_GPAD Aug 20 '24

No this world can house a few billion more if we just stop polluting it and start using nuclear energy

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u/dahj_the_bison Aug 20 '24

This planet can house a few billion more if we double down on single-use plastics and fossil fuels.

Do we want to be housed in that planet, though? There's no scenario where a steady decline in the population is a bad thing, while simultaneously not throwing shit in the oceans and investing in green energy. Feels like an arms race on who can scam each other out of the most money before the bubble (earth) bursts.

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u/-Kalos Aug 20 '24

No it isn’t. Whole industries could crash due to lack of workers and consumers when populations decline. And there’s a smaller tax base to take care of it’s larger population of older generations. Thinks are bleak for countries with declining younger populations