Postby Estarix » Tue Aug 26, 2014 7:53 pm
Well with better standards of living and healthcare the Somali life expectancy will be high, so its good in one sense.
I suppose just like with everything else there are advantages and disadvantages and you need to look for a middle ground; East Asian countries have historically been obsessed with slowing population and industrializing and they never anticipated this.
A poor country despite all the disadvantages among them being low life expectancy, it will have at least a natural population growth, and having a high population means a country being more dominant and powerful in regional and international level. For example this is good for Somalia because it has Ethiopia as a neighbour. Somalia already experiences low increase because pastoralism and high infant mortality, an increase in living standards will only slow it down further. This is why i think this country needs to have a different path in developing.
South Korea is an extreme example though, most developed countries are just below the replacement level, France for example experiences natural population increase despite the fact its has all the hallmarks of a developed country. Government could give incentives, a program where families are giving subsidies and other benefits to keep the families financially secure. This can only happen in developed and upper-mid income countries, Russia for instance reversed its natural decrease through this method.
2750 is a long time away, i wouldnt worry about, will humans be even around by then? lol.