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After posting the population of Indonesia next to Australia's, I noticed Indonesia's poulation by 2050 would push over the 300 million mark, while Australia's would only grow to around 25 million.
So I went and checked Europe, and all pretty much all populations are projecting a decline.
Now, is this a good thing or a bad thing.
If populations are in decline, doesn't that mean an aging population, and thus a greater percentage ending up as pensioners etc? What does this mean against the rampant growth in places like Brazil, India and China? Plus the aforementioned Indonesia of course.
Also, at what point will Europes voice in the United nations end up being one vote, one voice? If Europe are a united nation with a combined foreign policy, combined economy and all the other benefits of being a single nation, why should they keep the many votes that belong to a seperate nations? Why does China and India, both mini continents in their own right, complete with dialects and divisions not dissimilar from Europe, only get one vote a piece?
Now, if the population sizes proportionally change, what will this mean? As Asia ends up vastly outnumbering Europe, will geopolitical power shift to recognise these changes, or will Europe hold onto world power, like an aging Emperor.
Take for example the G8. Russia, Germany, Italy, Britain, France. All European.
What do you think?
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