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title: Americas population ageing seems to be less than was expected
date: "2002-08-31T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1193
description: I found that America’s population is aging slower than expected due to higher birth rates. This trend contradicts previous demographic models, as discussed in reports from The Economist and community debates on Kuro5hin.
keywords: [population aging, demographics, birth rates, united states, the economist, kuro5hin]
---

[America's population ageing seems to be less than was expected](http://www.economist.com/agenda/displaystory.cfm?story_id=1291056), thanks to more kids per couple. [kuro5hin has a good discussion](http://www.kuro5hin.org/?op=displaystory;sid=2002/8/28/144739/192).