In 1963, the average woman on had about 5.3 children, and the world feared running out of room — the figure is now about 2.2. Global fertility has more than halved in six decades, and the UN projects it will fall below the replacement rate around 2050

The world's greatest population crisis never happened—and that reversal is reshaping everything from economics to geopolitics in ways we're only beginning to understand. The post In 1963, the average woman on had about 5.3 children, and the world feared running out of room — the figure is now about 2.2. Global fertility has more than halved in six decades, and the UN projects it will fall below the replacement rate around 2050 appeared first on Space Daily .