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“The 21st century may witness population contraction as a new normal.” Examine the trend of declining population in the world.

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  • Population Geography

Population contraction is absolute decline in the number of people, not merely a slowing of growth. The world is still adding people — 8.2 billion in 2024, moving towards a projected peak near 10.3 billion in the mid-2080s (UN WPP 2024) — yet 63 countries and areas, holding 28 per cent of humanity, have already…

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  • Three Separate Claims Inside One Statement
  • Establishing the Trend
  • The Mechanisms of Decline
  • The Contracting Core
  • What Contraction Costs
  • Examining the Claim
  • …and 2 more sections, with a conclusion

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