# The truth about human population decline

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2023
- Speaker: Jennifer D. Sciubba
- Year: 2023
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, Economics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_d_sciubba_the_truth_about_human_population_decline)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

With birth rates falling, the worldwide human population is getting older and smaller. According to traditional thinking, this spells a future of labor shortages, bankrupt social security systems and overall economic collapse. Before you panic about the end of life as we know it, political demographer Jennifer D. Sciubba has a thoughtful playbook for managing the new normal – including ideas on the future of work and migration – and a reminder that a resilient future relies on present-day action.

## Lectures

1. [The truth about human population decline](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/jennifer_d_sciubba_the_truth_about_human_population_decline/a035cb4aea2a), 11 min (TED's player)