Map Reveals Countries With Disappearing Populations
from Newsweek, August 18, 2024 (excerpt)
In an analysis of 236 countries and territories around the world, 40 were estimated to have shrinking populations, with some experiencing a decline of 1 percent a year, or more. The data was compiled as part of the United States government's World Factbook, published by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)….
According to the CIA data, the countries and territories with the fastest shrinking populations are as follows:
- Cook Islands -2.24% every year
- American Samoa -1.54% every year
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Puerto Rico
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Poland
- Romania
- Estonia
- Federated States of Micronesia -0.73% every year
The United States in growing at a moderate pace of 0.67 percent every year. However, you may have noticed one very large blue area on the map in particular: Russia ….
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