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[[Global atheism]] is facing significant challenges in terms of its aging populations.
[[Global atheism]] is facing significant challenges in terms of its aging populations.
== China's aging population ==
[[China]] has the largest atheists population in the world (see: [[Atheist Population|Atheist population]]). The Chinese population is rapidly aging, due to a lower mortality rate and its former one child policy. This will lead to a pension problem for the Chinese government.<ref>[http://www.wikinvest.com/concept/China's_Aging_Population China's aging population]</ref> See: [[Asian atheism]]
[[China]] has the largest atheists population in the world (see: [[Atheist Population|Atheist population]]). The Chinese population is rapidly aging, due to a lower mortality rate and its former one child policy. This will lead to a pension problem for the Chinese government.<ref>[http://www.wikinvest.com/concept/China's_Aging_Population China's aging population]</ref> See: [[Asian atheism]]
== Secular Europe and aging ==
As far as [[secular Europe]], in 2014, the Pew Research Forum indicated that Europe will go from 11% of the world's population to 7% of the world's population by 2050. This is due to secular populations having sub-replacement fertility rates. Europe's aging population is a serious issue and it will stress its various pension systems.<ref>[ https://www.gfmag.com/magazine/julyaugust-2004/cover-story-the-looming-pensions-crisis Looming pension crisis]</ref>