Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuzz
So that shows population growth targeted for about 1% in the future. As long as it is above 0%, is there any problem at all? We may have to target immigrants to the right portion of the demographic age pyramid to maintain an appropriate balance, but that seems like something we could mostly do as well.
|
I couldn't say what is optimal, although there are people who are experts in demographics and economics who can answer that question. I do know that population decline and a shrinking workforce is bad for the economy, though, and this is doubly problematic in a welfare state like most Western democracies where public services used predominantly by children (education) and seniors (healthcare, old age benefits, etc.) are paid for by the working population.
I'm sure there's a recommended "ideal" number for the percentage of a given country's population that should be working age adults and therefore a target birthrate + immigration rate necessary to achieve that number in any given year, but I don't know off-hand what that percentage is.