CIAO DATE: 07/05

Four Surprises in Global Demography

On the Issue
August 2004

Nicholas Eberstadt

The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

Abstract

Sub-replacement fertility rates are becoming the norm throughout much of the world. Specific nations—some poor, some wealthier—are experiencing unusually high mortality rates and unnatural gender imbalances. Almost alone among developed nations, the United States continues to grow.

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