Earth's population to amount to 7 billion in November
Pravda - Russian Federation
As predicted by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, by 2100, the number of inhabitants of Earth could exceed $10 billion. Some experts predicted that this number can be reached by mid-century. However, many experts talk about the inevitable slowing of population growth and the beginning of a reverse process.…(7 October 2011)
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07 October 2011
23 March 2011
Russia Has Its Own Tea Party
Moscow Times - Russian Federation
Like most pension systems in other countries, Russia’s pension system is funded by its current workers. This works as long as the population is growing. But Russia is shrinking at an accelerating pace. In 1992, the country’s population decreased by about 220,000. In the past few years, it decreased by 700,000 to 800,000 per year. As a result, there are about 1.6 working people for one retiree, which is four times less than in the 1970s. What’s more, according to the United Nations Population Division, in 2050 Russia’s population will fall by a quarter from its current 140 million to 108 million.…(21 March 2011)
Moscow Times - Russian Federation
Like most pension systems in other countries, Russia’s pension system is funded by its current workers. This works as long as the population is growing. But Russia is shrinking at an accelerating pace. In 1992, the country’s population decreased by about 220,000. In the past few years, it decreased by 700,000 to 800,000 per year. As a result, there are about 1.6 working people for one retiree, which is four times less than in the 1970s. What’s more, according to the United Nations Population Division, in 2050 Russia’s population will fall by a quarter from its current 140 million to 108 million.…(21 March 2011)
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