When the global population does decline sometime this century, it will be the first time since the Black Death, 700 years ago. But this time, it will be driven by human choice – specifically, the choice of women globally to not have so many children.
Yeah I wondered about how much of “women said this is what they want” was really “women can’t imagine having mouths to feed in this environment”. Wanting for self satisfaction and wanting for avoidance of future hardship are different.