Irenaeus, Siteadmin, Check users, oversight, Administrators
351,381
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
mLine 329:
Line 329: − === Global atheism and aging populations === + +
→Global atheism and aging populations
The ''Washington Post'' wrote about the United States and fertility rates for various religious groups: "According to Pew's data, the average Mormon can expect to make 3.4 babies in his or her lifetime. Jews, Catholics, and most flavors of Protestantism have fertility rates ranging from 2 to 2.5. At the low end of the baby-making spectrum you've got atheists, with 1.6 kids, and [[agnosticism|agnostics]], who average only 1.3.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/05/12/charted-the-religions-that-make-the-most-babies/ Charted: The religions that make the most babies], Washington Post</ref>
The ''Washington Post'' wrote about the United States and fertility rates for various religious groups: "According to Pew's data, the average Mormon can expect to make 3.4 babies in his or her lifetime. Jews, Catholics, and most flavors of Protestantism have fertility rates ranging from 2 to 2.5. At the low end of the baby-making spectrum you've got atheists, with 1.6 kids, and [[agnosticism|agnostics]], who average only 1.3.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/05/12/charted-the-religions-that-make-the-most-babies/ Charted: The religions that make the most babies], Washington Post</ref>
[[File:Aging East Asian population.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|An elderly man in Beijing, China.
[[File:Aging East Asian population.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|An elderly man in Beijing, China.
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
CNBC reported in 2015: "36 percent of the world's population over 65 currently live in East Asia. That's 211 million people and it is projected to rise over time."<ref name="cnbc.com">[https://www.cnbc.com/2015/12/08/east-asia-could-be-in-trouble-due-to-aging-population-world-bank-says.html Here's why East Asia could be in big trouble], CNBC</ref>]]
CNBC reported in 2015: "36 percent of the world's population over 65 currently live in East Asia. That's 211 million people and it is projected to rise over time."<ref name="cnbc.com">[https://www.cnbc.com/2015/12/08/east-asia-could-be-in-trouble-due-to-aging-population-world-bank-says.html Here's why East Asia could be in big trouble], CNBC</ref>]]
=== Global atheism and aging populations ===
''See also:'' [[Desecularization and aging populations]] and [[Global atheism and aging populations]]
''See also:'' [[Desecularization and aging populations]] and [[Global atheism and aging populations]]