The decline in the number of people should be regarded as a good thing, and only a sudden decrease in the population, or an increase, can be regarded as a bad thing, a terrible thing!
The reason is actually very simple, that is, in today's society, the comprehensive cost of raising a child has exceeded the emotional income of parents!
On the one hand, this aspect is mainly due to the strengthening of social competitiveness, the increase in the cost of parenting and the rise of family responsibilities; on the other hand, it depends on the separation of social distancing, the gradual improvement of the social division of labor and the enhancement of people's ability to be alone...
Therefore, it is useless for people to try to predict the future according to the current birth rate. Changes in social conditions will adjust the birth and population ratios of the population in a timely manner, which is the so-called "survival of the fittest"!
When the world's population drops to a certain extent, birth dates may start to pick up again. After all, when the population was only 1/10 of what it is now, the world was not bad.