Japan has millions of abandoned rural houses for sale. The glut delights foreigners, who’ve been able to buy one for as little as US$23,000. But underlying the surplus are meaningful shifts in Japan’s culture. Demographic and economic patterns – including a shrinking population and migration from the countryside to cities – are combining to create a …
Monthly Archives: July 2024
Nobody Wants 9 Billion People
There are plenty of individuals and communities who want more babies, and more people. I am an example of that – my former wife and I only stopped at three children because we had to – otherwise we adore them and would have wanted at least one more. Churches of course like a larger flock …
When Will Population Peak in Your Country
This graph from Statista accounts for fertility decline and current rates of immigration, to come up when actual population will start to decline in some countries