Population problems in developed countries

The population problem in developed countries varies from country to country and cannot be generalized.

For example:

The main population problem in Japan is "declining birthrate and aging". On the one hand, the fertility rate continues to decline, on the other hand, the proportion of the elderly population continues to increase. Therefore, social security and welfare expenditures are increasing, while the labor force is decreasing.

At present, Japan's countermeasures mainly include: encouraging fertility; Postpone the retirement age; Receive the old-age security annuity in advance; Appropriately increase the introduction of foreign workers (because Japan is a non-immigrant country, this is very cautious).

Incidentally, China is also facing the problem of "declining birthrate and aging". The difference is that we grow old before we get rich, so it is much more difficult to deal with it than Japan.

Let's start with the United States. The main population problem in the United States is the increasing number of illegal immigrants, which accounts for an increasing proportion of the domestic population. The United States is an immigrant country, but on the issue of how to deal with illegal immigrants, various parties have different political views and are still deadlocked.

The problems of the elderly.