Population decline
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Population decline, also known as depopulation, is a reduction in a human population size. Throughout history, Earth's total human population has continued to grow; however, current projections suggest that this long-term trend of steady population growth may be coming to an end.
An abandoned house in Yubari district, Hokkaido: an area which has suffered sharp population decline
Ukrainian refugees entering Romania, 5 March 2022
Thousands of abandoned villages are scattered across Russia.
Russian soldier killed in Ukraine. Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine has further exacerbated Russia's demographic crisis.
Total fertility rate
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The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of a population is the average number of children that are born to a woman over her lifetime if:they were to experience the exact current age-specific fertility rates (ASFRs) through their lifetime
and they were to live from birth until the end of their reproductive life.
