And after only 70 years, the population of the world will start to decrease. What kind of changes will occur in the social structure due to which the population will decrease? And what will people do to adapt to the situation? In November 2022, the number of people increased to over 800 million. And this 800 million population took approximately 3 lakh years. Maybe this number will double very soon. A few years ago, researchers thought that the way the world's population is increasing, the world will struggle to cope with human pressure in the near future.
But the researchers are seeing a new result of the research. It is far from doubling, this number will not even be 11 crore. Meanwhile, they have seen signs of population decline in different countries of the world. Research shows that men's sperm count is declining. Women's fertility is decreasing. The human race may be in crisis. Many people are using birth control and some couples are unable to have a child despite a thousand attempts.
Australia, Europe, North America, and some countries in Asia have had birth rates below 2.1. So the population of these countries is low. What is more doubtful is that the number of children in the world will not increase in the future but will decrease, which means that the number of elderly people in Gulu will increase in the future. As a result, workers will decrease and people will become dependent on technology. There will be no other option but to employ artificial intelligence robots for various tasks. The amount of agricultural land will decrease and the size of the city will increase.
If the population of a country decreases at a significant rate, what will be the effect on that country? An idea can be taken from the European country the Netherlands. By 2040, the population in the Netherlands will decrease by 11 to 16 percent. Researchers in the country say many educational institutions will be closed due to a lack of school-going children. Due to the lack of tenants, house rents will decrease and construction of new houses will almost stop. Buying and selling in shops will decrease, leaving only playgrounds. Many movie theaters will be closed.
It is difficult to predict where the population will stand. But people are able to adapt to the situation. As is true of 8 billion people today. The population of some countries in Africa and Asia is increasing day by day. By the end of next year, India will overtake China to become the top population. The UN says population growth alone is not a cause for concern. Humans are able to adapt themselves to any situation and survive in that environment.
