{"generator":"GNU social 2.0.2-dev","title":"Conversation","totalItems":8,"items":[{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/hostux.social\/users\/bmacDonald94","displayName":"Mr. Bill","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/134756-original-tmp20230606234044.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/134756-96-20230826154429.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/134756-48-20230826154429.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/134756-24-20230826154429.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"134756"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/134756-96-20230826154429.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"~ Make America Good for Once~ DM's empty profile and no posts = BlockRetired man. Enjoying life to the fullest and especially my friends. I do no cyber coin nor wish to hook up, those games are behind me. No room for hate and I include all as the tapestry of humankind. A weary warrior for peace and a livable world. PhD Geo Physics. I use the Ubuntu flavor of Linux. 24.04. "If there were a god, Then there would be no religion."Christopher Hitchen'sHumor and Empathy Pronouns: he\/him","url":"https:\/\/hostux.social\/@bmacDonald94","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"bmacDonald94","displayName":"Mr. Bill","note":"~ Make America Good for Once~ DM's empty profile and no posts = BlockRetired man. Enjoying life to the fullest and especially my friends. I do no cyber coin nor wish to hook up, those games are behind me. No room for hate and I include all as the tapestry of humankind. A weary warrior for peace and a livable world. PhD Geo Physics. I use the Ubuntu flavor of Linux. 24.04. "If there were a god, Then there would be no religion."Christopher Hitchen'sHumor and Empathy Pronouns: he\/him"}},"content":"RT @bmacDonald94 Back in the 1800s, women all over the world had, on average, 6 babies.European women were the first to start having fewer babies.
Why?
The Industrial Revolution started in Europe.This graph shows that as each region developed, women in that region have fewer babies. Today, highly developed nations have low total fertility rates: 1.4 in Europe, 1.8 in the US, even 0.8 in South Korea. Regions that have a higher birth rate simply started developing later.https:\/\/www.gapminder.org\/topics\/babies-per-woman\/","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-05:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/hostux.social\/users\/bmacDonald94\/statuses\/114643234098460351\/activity","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/CelloMomOnCars\/statuses\/113300291642625539","objectType":"note","content":"

\"Generally, to replace and maintain current populations, a birth rate of 2.1 children per woman is required.<\/p>

According to a 2024 US Central Intelligence Agency publication comparing fertility rates around the world, in India, the 1950 #BirthRate<\/a> of 6.2 has plummeted to just above 2; it is projected to fall to 1.29 by 2050 and just 1.04 by 2100. The fertility rate in Nepal is now just 1.85; in Bangladesh, 2.07.\"<\/p>

https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/2024\/10\/13\/choosing-to-be-child-free-in-an-apocalyptic-south-asia<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@CelloMomOnCars\/113300291642625539","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-06-07:objectType=thread:nonce=500bc7dbd073c819","notice_info":{"local_id":"10130002","source":"ActivityPub","repeat_of":"10129997"}},"published":"2025-06-07T17:22:15+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"title":"bmacDonald94 repeated a notice by CelloMomOnCars","verb":"share","url":"https:\/\/hostux.social\/users\/bmacDonald94\/statuses\/114643234098460351\/activity"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/CelloMomOnCars","displayName":"CelloMom On Cars","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-original-tmp20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-96-20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-48-20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-24-20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"96627"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-96-20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Climate-friendly cars that fit the planet and the budget - and the celloPlus climate newshttp:\/\/www.cellomomcars.com\/","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@CelloMomOnCars","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"CelloMomOnCars","displayName":"CelloMom On Cars","note":"Climate-friendly cars that fit the planet and the budget - and the celloPlus climate newshttp:\/\/www.cellomomcars.com\/"}},"content":"

Back in the 1800s, women all over the world had, on average, 6 babies.<\/p>

European women were the first to start having fewer babies.
Why?
The Industrial Revolution started in Europe.<\/p>

This graph shows that as each region developed, women in that region have fewer babies. Today, highly developed nations have low total fertility rates: 1.4 in Europe, 1.8 in the US, even 0.8 in South Korea. Regions that have a higher birth rate simply started developing later.<\/p>

https:\/\/www.gapminder.org\/topics\/babies-per-woman\/<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-05:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/CelloMomOnCars\/statuses\/114625490288421326","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/CelloMomOnCars\/statuses\/114625490288421326","objectType":"note","content":"

Back in the 1800s, women all over the world had, on average, 6 babies.<\/p>

European women were the first to start having fewer babies.
Why?
The Industrial Revolution started in Europe.<\/p>

This graph shows that as each region developed, women in that region have fewer babies. Today, highly developed nations have low total fertility rates: 1.4 in Europe, 1.8 in the US, even 0.8 in South Korea. Regions that have a higher birth rate simply started developing later.<\/p>

https:\/\/www.gapminder.org\/topics\/babies-per-woman\/<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@CelloMomOnCars\/114625490288421326","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/CelloMomOnCars\/statuses\/113300291642625539","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@CelloMomOnCars\/113300291642625539"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-06-07:objectType=thread:nonce=500bc7dbd073c819","notice_info":{"local_id":"10129998","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-06-07T17:22:08+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@CelloMomOnCars\/114625490288421326"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/CelloMomOnCars","displayName":"CelloMom On Cars","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-original-tmp20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-96-20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-48-20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-24-20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"96627"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-96-20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Climate-friendly cars that fit the planet and the budget - and the celloPlus climate newshttp:\/\/www.cellomomcars.com\/","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@CelloMomOnCars","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"CelloMomOnCars","displayName":"CelloMom On Cars","note":"Climate-friendly cars that fit the planet and the budget - and the celloPlus climate newshttp:\/\/www.cellomomcars.com\/"}},"content":"

Back in the 1960s and 1970s, the \"population bomb\" was a Thing.
Now, not so much.<\/p>

Yes, the world population is still growing. But the *rate* of growth is decreasing fast, and most demographers predict a population peak this century.<\/p>

One of the best places for a reality check is this #OurWorldInData<\/a> page:
https:\/\/ourworldindata.org\/population-growth<\/a><\/p>

Includes a link to visualisations, some interactive.<\/p>

https:\/\/ourworldindata.org\/population-growth-over-time<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-05:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/CelloMomOnCars\/statuses\/111386467380913773","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/CelloMomOnCars\/statuses\/111386467380913773","objectType":"note","content":"

Back in the 1960s and 1970s, the \"population bomb\" was a Thing.
Now, not so much.<\/p>

Yes, the world population is still growing. But the *rate* of growth is decreasing fast, and most demographers predict a population peak this century.<\/p>

One of the best places for a reality check is this #OurWorldInData<\/a> page:
https:\/\/ourworldindata.org\/population-growth<\/a><\/p>

Includes a link to visualisations, some interactive.<\/p>

https:\/\/ourworldindata.org\/population-growth-over-time<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@CelloMomOnCars\/111386467380913773","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/CelloMomOnCars\/statuses\/111386422072814889","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@CelloMomOnCars\/111386422072814889"},"tags":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"ourworldindata"}]},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-06-07:objectType=thread:nonce=500bc7dbd073c819","notice_info":{"local_id":"10129993","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-06-07T17:22:03+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@CelloMomOnCars\/111386467380913773"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/CelloMomOnCars","displayName":"CelloMom On Cars","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-original-tmp20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-96-20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-48-20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-24-20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"96627"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-96-20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Climate-friendly cars that fit the planet and the budget - and the celloPlus climate newshttp:\/\/www.cellomomcars.com\/","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@CelloMomOnCars","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"CelloMomOnCars","displayName":"CelloMom On Cars","note":"Climate-friendly cars that fit the planet and the budget - and the celloPlus climate newshttp:\/\/www.cellomomcars.com\/"}},"content":"

\"Uncertainty about the future and concerns about the ecological impact of the growing human #population<\/a> were key factors also identified by research.<\/p>

But concerns also differed in different parts of the world, Dillarstone said. \u201cThere was a concern that came out only in Zambia and Ethiopia, which was about a family\u2019s ability to subsist and acquire resources,\u201d she said.\"<\/p>

https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2023\/nov\/09\/more-people-not-having-children-due-to-climate-breakdown-fears-finds-research<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-05:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/CelloMomOnCars\/statuses\/111386422072814889","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/CelloMomOnCars\/statuses\/111386422072814889","objectType":"note","content":"

\"Uncertainty about the future and concerns about the ecological impact of the growing human #population<\/a> were key factors also identified by research.<\/p>

But concerns also differed in different parts of the world, Dillarstone said. \u201cThere was a concern that came out only in Zambia and Ethiopia, which was about a family\u2019s ability to subsist and acquire resources,\u201d she said.\"<\/p>

https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2023\/nov\/09\/more-people-not-having-children-due-to-climate-breakdown-fears-finds-research<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@CelloMomOnCars\/111386422072814889","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"tags":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"population"}]},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-06-07:objectType=thread:nonce=500bc7dbd073c819","notice_info":{"local_id":"10129992","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-06-07T17:22:03+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@CelloMomOnCars\/111386422072814889"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/CelloMomOnCars","displayName":"CelloMom On Cars","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-original-tmp20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-96-20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-48-20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-24-20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"96627"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-96-20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Climate-friendly cars that fit the planet and the budget - and the celloPlus climate newshttp:\/\/www.cellomomcars.com\/","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@CelloMomOnCars","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"CelloMomOnCars","displayName":"CelloMom On Cars","note":"Climate-friendly cars that fit the planet and the budget - and the celloPlus climate newshttp:\/\/www.cellomomcars.com\/"}},"content":"

I learned about population, growth, and total fertility rate from this TED talk by the late Hans Rosling, a scientist with an irrepressible way of talking about statistics as not only interesting but exciting and funny.<\/p>

It's from 2006 but the trends in population growth have continued since then.<\/p>

https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/hans_rosling_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen?language=en<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-05:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/CelloMomOnCars\/statuses\/111386542772739166","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/CelloMomOnCars\/statuses\/111386542772739166","objectType":"note","content":"

I learned about population, growth, and total fertility rate from this TED talk by the late Hans Rosling, a scientist with an irrepressible way of talking about statistics as not only interesting but exciting and funny.<\/p>

It's from 2006 but the trends in population growth have continued since then.<\/p>

https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/hans_rosling_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen?language=en<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@CelloMomOnCars\/111386542772739166","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/CelloMomOnCars\/statuses\/111386520374023803","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@CelloMomOnCars\/111386520374023803"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-06-07:objectType=thread:nonce=500bc7dbd073c819","notice_info":{"local_id":"10129995","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-06-07T17:22:02+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@CelloMomOnCars\/111386542772739166"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/CelloMomOnCars","displayName":"CelloMom On Cars","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-original-tmp20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-96-20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-48-20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-24-20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"96627"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-96-20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Climate-friendly cars that fit the planet and the budget - and the celloPlus climate newshttp:\/\/www.cellomomcars.com\/","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@CelloMomOnCars","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"CelloMomOnCars","displayName":"CelloMom On Cars","note":"Climate-friendly cars that fit the planet and the budget - and the celloPlus climate newshttp:\/\/www.cellomomcars.com\/"}},"content":"

Population growth varies across the planet. You can look it up for a specific place by searching for #TotalFertilityRate<\/a> (the average number of babies per woman) for that place.<\/p>

The graph below shows that TFR is
1.64 United States
1.40 Canada
1.28 China<\/p>

For a stable population, TFR = 2.1. Meaning, the US population is growing slightly only because of immigration.<\/p>

In South Korea, TFR = 0.84.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-05:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/CelloMomOnCars\/statuses\/111386520374023803","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/CelloMomOnCars\/statuses\/111386520374023803","objectType":"note","content":"

Population growth varies across the planet. You can look it up for a specific place by searching for #TotalFertilityRate<\/a> (the average number of babies per woman) for that place.<\/p>

The graph below shows that TFR is
1.64 United States
1.40 Canada
1.28 China<\/p>

For a stable population, TFR = 2.1. Meaning, the US population is growing slightly only because of immigration.<\/p>

In South Korea, TFR = 0.84.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@CelloMomOnCars\/111386520374023803","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/CelloMomOnCars\/statuses\/111386467380913773","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@CelloMomOnCars\/111386467380913773"},"tags":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"totalfertilityrate"}]},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-06-07:objectType=thread:nonce=500bc7dbd073c819","notice_info":{"local_id":"10129994","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-06-07T17:22:02+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@CelloMomOnCars\/111386520374023803"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/CelloMomOnCars","displayName":"CelloMom On Cars","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-original-tmp20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-96-20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-48-20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-24-20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"96627"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-96-20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Climate-friendly cars that fit the planet and the budget - and the celloPlus climate newshttp:\/\/www.cellomomcars.com\/","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@CelloMomOnCars","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"CelloMomOnCars","displayName":"CelloMom On Cars","note":"Climate-friendly cars that fit the planet and the budget - and the celloPlus climate newshttp:\/\/www.cellomomcars.com\/"}},"content":"

\"Generally, to replace and maintain current populations, a birth rate of 2.1 children per woman is required.<\/p>

According to a 2024 US Central Intelligence Agency publication comparing fertility rates around the world, in India, the 1950 #BirthRate<\/a> of 6.2 has plummeted to just above 2; it is projected to fall to 1.29 by 2050 and just 1.04 by 2100. The fertility rate in Nepal is now just 1.85; in Bangladesh, 2.07.\"<\/p>

https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/2024\/10\/13\/choosing-to-be-child-free-in-an-apocalyptic-south-asia<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-05:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/CelloMomOnCars\/statuses\/113300291642625539","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/CelloMomOnCars\/statuses\/113300291642625539","objectType":"note","content":"

\"Generally, to replace and maintain current populations, a birth rate of 2.1 children per woman is required.<\/p>

According to a 2024 US Central Intelligence Agency publication comparing fertility rates around the world, in India, the 1950 #BirthRate<\/a> of 6.2 has plummeted to just above 2; it is projected to fall to 1.29 by 2050 and just 1.04 by 2100. The fertility rate in Nepal is now just 1.85; in Bangladesh, 2.07.\"<\/p>

https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/2024\/10\/13\/choosing-to-be-child-free-in-an-apocalyptic-south-asia<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@CelloMomOnCars\/113300291642625539","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/CelloMomOnCars\/statuses\/112095537849084565","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@CelloMomOnCars\/112095537849084565"},"tags":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"birthrate"}]},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-06-07:objectType=thread:nonce=500bc7dbd073c819","notice_info":{"local_id":"10129997","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-06-07T17:22:01+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@CelloMomOnCars\/113300291642625539"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/CelloMomOnCars","displayName":"CelloMom On Cars","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-original-tmp20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-96-20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-48-20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-24-20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"96627"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/96627-96-20230209202824.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Climate-friendly cars that fit the planet and the budget - and the celloPlus climate newshttp:\/\/www.cellomomcars.com\/","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@CelloMomOnCars","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"CelloMomOnCars","displayName":"CelloMom On Cars","note":"Climate-friendly cars that fit the planet and the budget - and the celloPlus climate newshttp:\/\/www.cellomomcars.com\/"}},"content":"

Global Population Crash Isn't Sci-Fi Anymore <\/p>

\"The European Commission\u2019s Centre of Expertise on #Population<\/a> and Migration projects that the global population will peak at 9.8 billion in the 2070s.<\/p>

It is simply because, all over the world, the #TotalFertilityRate<\/a> (TFR) \u2014 the number of live children the average woman bears in her lifetime \u2014 has been falling since the 1970s. In one country after another, it has dropped under the 2.1 value of the 'replacement rate'.\"<\/p>

https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/opinion\/articles\/2024-03-10\/global-population-collapse-isn-t-sci-fi-anymore-niall-ferguson<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-05:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/CelloMomOnCars\/statuses\/112095537849084565","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/CelloMomOnCars\/statuses\/112095537849084565","objectType":"note","content":"

Global Population Crash Isn't Sci-Fi Anymore <\/p>

\"The European Commission\u2019s Centre of Expertise on #Population<\/a> and Migration projects that the global population will peak at 9.8 billion in the 2070s.<\/p>

It is simply because, all over the world, the #TotalFertilityRate<\/a> (TFR) \u2014 the number of live children the average woman bears in her lifetime \u2014 has been falling since the 1970s. In one country after another, it has dropped under the 2.1 value of the 'replacement rate'.\"<\/p>

https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/opinion\/articles\/2024-03-10\/global-population-collapse-isn-t-sci-fi-anymore-niall-ferguson<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@CelloMomOnCars\/112095537849084565","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/CelloMomOnCars\/statuses\/111386542772739166","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@CelloMomOnCars\/111386542772739166"},"tags":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"population"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"totalfertilityrate"}]},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-06-07:objectType=thread:nonce=500bc7dbd073c819","notice_info":{"local_id":"10129996","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-06-07T17:22:01+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@CelloMomOnCars\/112095537849084565"}],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/conversation\/5164590","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html"}]}