Not a single country in the 'West' is left unscathed
An analysis of demographic decline in the West: falling birth rates, mass immigration and the search for countries that may still be spared. Data and currents of opinion.
English · Original discussion in Spanish · Published
A West without salvation: demographic decline and flight to nowhere
At the start of the 20th century, white people made up 35% of the world's population; today they barely reach 10%. By the end of the century, they could be 3-4%. Meanwhile, more people are born in Nigeria than in all of Europe combined. Africa, with 1.5 billion inhabitants and a birth rate of 4 children per woman, has an average age of under 20. This is not a problem of borders, it is a problem of numbers: the demographic pyramid has been inverted and no migration policy can offset it without radically transforming the cultural composition.
Cause or consequence?
One school of analysis holds that the decline is inevitable due to low endogenous birth rates: hedonistic and feminist societies that do not reproduce. Another points out that open borders and globalist elites are accelerating the process, creating a forced Benetton world where homogeneous enclaves are priced up for the elite. In the US, counties such as those in Maine still have a 91% non-Hispanic white population, but living there requires being in the top 1% or accepting rural life in West Virginia, where ruined houses and small communities offer an endogamous refuge far removed from the global dynamic.
Is there any country left worth moving to?
Europe is ruled out: soaring rents, rapid third-worldisation. The US is inaccessible to most. Asia poses a culture clash and low wages, except perhaps China, but with enormous barriers to entry. The Muslim oil countries offer little freedom. The only plausible way out is rural enclaves in North America, but they are expensive or isolated. There is no clear destination: the Western paradise has destroyed itself and emigration has become a dead end.
The question left hanging is whether the demographic collapse is irreversible or whether any Western society will be able to reverse the trend before the replacement is total. The numbers leave little room for optimism.
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At the start of the 20th century, white people made up 35% of the world's population; today they barely reach 10%. By the end of the century, they could be 3-4%. Meanwhile, more people are born in Nigeria than in all of Europe combined. Africa, with 1.5 billion inhabitants and a birth rate of 4 children per woman, has an average age of under 20. This is not a problem of borders, it is a problem of numbers: the demographic pyramid has been inverted and no migration policy can offset it without radically transforming the cultural composition.
Cause or consequence?
One school of analysis holds that the decline is inevitable due to low endogenous birth rates: hedonistic and feminist societies that do not reproduce. Another points out that open borders and globalist elites are accelerating the process, creating a forced Benetton world where homogeneous enclaves are priced up for the elite. In the US, counties such as those in Maine still have a 91% non-Hispanic white population, but living there requires being in the top 1% or accepting rural life in West Virginia, where ruined houses and small communities offer an endogamous refuge far removed from the global dynamic.
Is there any country left worth moving to?
Europe is ruled out: soaring rents, rapid third-worldisation. The US is inaccessible to most. Asia poses a culture clash and low wages, except perhaps China, but with enormous barriers to entry. The Muslim oil countries offer little freedom. The only plausible way out is rural enclaves in North America, but they are expensive or isolated. There is no clear destination: the Western paradise has destroyed itself and emigration has become a dead end.
The question left hanging is whether the demographic collapse is irreversible or whether any Western society will be able to reverse the trend before the replacement is total. The numbers leave little room for optimism.
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