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China's population is NOT declining. It's almost stagnant, but definitely not declining: https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/china-population/

The population of Africa has been steadily increasing, according to the United Nations:

https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/africa-population/

I find your comment to be the most pertinent in this thread. You're right, prediction is hard, and the article is merely speculative, so pretty much worthless IMO.

A mistake more glaring as this is supposed to be a science-related article, from a so-called journalist.

It seems to me they protest a lot in France. Earlier this year there was a garbage collectors' strike, now this. And it's only March.

In France workers are entitled to far more vacation days than in the US (over one month each year), longer maternity/paternity leave, and they work 4 days a week. Also, their pensions are guaranteed by the government, at a generous annual increase rate.

Their pensions are guaranteed by the government, and they have a steady increasing rate, not like in the US where you can work a lifetime and lose your savings to bankrupt companies.

Besides, in France there are many social programs fpr seniors, such as paying a fraction of property tax after a certain age, and paying little to nothing on public transportation.

Playing the devil's advocate here: the French only work 4 days/week, enjoy 4-6 weeks vacation/year, and with the huge immigration from Asia+Africa+South America pouring in, the government can't maintain the same benefits (including pensions) that the French enjoyed in the past.