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Wealthy countries are already shrinking if you ignore immigration/emigration.



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But that absolutely can't be ignored, IMO.

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Fact 1: Rich countries already can't sustain their populations without immigration.

Fact 2: Poor countries are becoming rich countries.

Conclusion?

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I skimmed that, but did not see - what do they (or you) mean by "naturally"?

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I used the term, not them. I mean that it will not happen due to disease or famine or war, but due to declining birth rates as the world becomes wealthier.