T
he January 7, 2005, edition of The Economist carried an article entitled Incredible shrinking countries. The article suggested that contrary to popular thinking, the world is not headed towards overpopulation but rather, in many developed countries, the population will actually shrink by mid-century.

The article states that by 2050, the United Nations (UN) predicts populations will be lower than they are today in 50 countries, including China. In fact, shrinking population is already being felt in Japan, Italy and Germany. In certain Eastern European countries, the fall is expected to be far more dramatic, with Russia and Ukraine's populations projected to fall by 22 per cent and 43 per cent ...

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