What happens to college towns after peak 18-year-old?

As the supply of young people dries up, towns built around America’s higher education system will learn what happens when the students stop coming

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AIUI some 8% of the population of #Bhutan are living in #Perth, #Boorloo #WesternAustralia.

And that is a very large proportion of all the (?) 25 to 30 year old Bhutanese - as in whole same-age friendship groups have migrated to work here.

I think Perth long ago, when it became a BoomTown, replaced Canberra as the ice (methamphetamine) capitol of Australia. And I hope the Bhutanese are resistant to that stuff.
#DemographicShift

🌍 Global power is shifting as demographic decline reshapes geopolitical dynamics. Aging populations and shrinking workforces are becoming silent disruptors.
#GeopoliticalRisk #DemographicShift 📉🗺️

https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/dark-side-global-power-shifts-demographic-decline

Vietnam Ends Two-Child Policy as Birthrate Falls to Historic Low

Vietnam Ends Two-Child Policy as Birthrate Falls to Historic Low ...

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The Future Is Too Expensive to Have Kids | Medium

Birth rates are falling across the world, and no one seems to know why. But maybe the answer is simpler than we think: people don’t trust the future anymore. This essay introduces the idea of temporal inflation — a hidden force that could be reshaping civilization itself.

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South Korean marriages hit a 5-year high with 222,000 couples marrying in 2023, up 14.8% year-on-year, driven by demographic shifts, post-COVID rebound, and changing perceptions of marriage among young adults.
#YonhapInfomax #MarriageRate #DemographicShift #COVID19Rebound #DivorceStatistics #AverageMarriageAge #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
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Marriages Hit 5-Year High - 222,000 Couples Tie the Knot, Up 14.8%

South Korean marriages hit a 5-year high with 222,000 couples marrying in 2023, up 14.8% year-on-year, driven by demographic shifts, post-COVID rebound, and changing perceptions of marriage among young adults.

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Hyundai Motor Securities forecasts diminishing long-term value of housing as investment asset due to projected household decline, while demand for high-end properties expected to rise
#YonhapInfomax #HousingInvestment #HouseholdDecline #PropertyMarket #HighEndHousing #DemographicShift #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=53339
South Korea's total fertility rate rebounds to 0.75 in 2023, marking the first increase in 9 years, driven by demographic shifts and post-pandemic marriage surge, yet remains world's lowest
#YonhapInfomax #TotalFertilityRate #SouthKorea #PopulationTrends #BirthRate #DemographicShift #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=52219
Total Fertility Rate Rises to 0.75 in 2023, Up 0.03 - First Rebound in 9 Years

South Korea's total fertility rate rebounds to 0.75 in 2023, marking the first increase in 9 years, driven by demographic shifts and post-pandemic marriage surge, yet remains world's lowest

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The struggles of physicians in a post-pandemic world

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America’s white majority is aging out

Generation Z will be the last generation of Americans with a white majority, according to census data. The nation’s so-called majority minority arrived with Generation Alpha, those born since about…

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