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Line 71: − − Nonreligious/irreligious populations/[[nones]] have subreplacement levels of births which leads to aging populations (See: [[Atheism and fertility rates]] and [[Global atheism and aging populations]]). Caspar Melville wrote in ''The New [[Secular humanism|Humanist]]'': "Firstly [[Secular left|secular liberalism]] is individualistic, and therefore it goes hand in hand with delayed child bearing and lower fertility rates.<ref>[https://newhumanist.org.uk/articles/2267/battle-of-the-babies Battle of the Babies] by Caspar Melville, The New Humanist</ref>
→New Zealand, its growing problem of hyper-aging towns and cities
Another problem is that migrants themselves get older, which adds to structural ageing. Maintaining a balance would require an exponential increase in migrant numbers over time. Councils can try to encourage residents of other areas to relocate, but many communities will be in the same position – they’ll be competing with each other for a dwindling proportion of younger people.<ref>[https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/24-11-2022/welcome-to-the-hyper-ageing-nation-that-is-new-zealand ''Welcome to the hyper-ageing nation that is New Zealand''] by Charlie Mitchell, November 24, 2022, The Spinoff (origininally appeared in Stuff.NZ.CO)</ref>}}
Another problem is that migrants themselves get older, which adds to structural ageing. Maintaining a balance would require an exponential increase in migrant numbers over time. Councils can try to encourage residents of other areas to relocate, but many communities will be in the same position – they’ll be competing with each other for a dwindling proportion of younger people.<ref>[https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/24-11-2022/welcome-to-the-hyper-ageing-nation-that-is-new-zealand ''Welcome to the hyper-ageing nation that is New Zealand''] by Charlie Mitchell, November 24, 2022, The Spinoff (origininally appeared in Stuff.NZ.CO)</ref>}}
As far as the potential economic effects of hyper-aging areas of New Zealand, ''Wired'' magazine's article on hyper-aging areas indicates:
As far as the potential economic effects of hyper-aging areas of New Zealand, ''Wired'' magazine's article on hyper-aging areas indicates: