One of the most widely shared charts of recent years is the one showing a decline in the percentage of the world’s population living in absolute poverty. Below is the version put together by the good people at Our World in Data. According to the chart, about 90% of people lived on less than $1.90 per day in 1820, compared to only 10% by 2015.
Very interesting discussion. Seems hard for me to imagine 80 years into the future. There will also likely be major cultural changes and changes in the levels of religiosity in Africa. Maybe other countries will have a population boom. Not sure. Hard to know.
I wonder if the "gets richer and less fertile" is really about money or more about some cultural changes. If it's about cultural changes, that could sweep to Africa if smart phones and internet becomes abundant there.
Very interesting discussion. Seems hard for me to imagine 80 years into the future. There will also likely be major cultural changes and changes in the levels of religiosity in Africa. Maybe other countries will have a population boom. Not sure. Hard to know.
I wonder if the "gets richer and less fertile" is really about money or more about some cultural changes. If it's about cultural changes, that could sweep to Africa if smart phones and internet becomes abundant there.