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Demographer Jennifer Sciubba joins WIRED to answer the internet’s questions about population and demographics. What is demography? What perspective can demographics provide about populations and societies? Do fertility rates really matter? Where do most people emigrate from when coming to the United States? And is immigration a net positive or negative? Answers to these questions…

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Demographer Jennifer Sciubba joins WIRED to answer the internet’s questions about population and demographics. What is demography? What perspective can demographics provide about populations and societies? Do fertility rates really matter? Where do most people emigrate from when coming to the United States? And is immigration a net positive or negative? Answers to these questions and plenty more await on Population Support.

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Director: Lisandro Perez-Rey
Director of Photography: Charlie Jordan
Editor: Philip Anderson
Expert: Jennifer Sciubba
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas; Brandon White
Production Manager: Peter Brunette
Casting Producer: Nicholas Sawyer
Camera Operator: Christopher Eustache
Sound Mixer: Michael Guggino
Production Assistant: Kalia Simms
Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Additional Editor: Jason Malizia

0:00 Population Support
0:14 All-time population stats
0:36 Adults to Kids ratio
1:27 The fastest growing minority in America
1:43 Red State/Blue State
2:46 Is immigration a net positive or negative?
3:38 Fertility rates
5:38 Are there just too many of us?
6:47 Thank you, Nick Cannon
8:06 g-g-g-g-GHOST towns
10:00 Where do immigrants to the US come from the most
11:09 Goodbye, Cali
12:08 As dense as it gets
12:21 Population boom
13:17 Oldest state in the nation
13:46 Millennials v Gen Z
14:26 HomerDrool.gif
15:03 What would happen if all illegal immigrants were deported?
15:52 Life expectancy factors
17:39 Lowest life expectancy
17:56 Highest life expectancy
18:26 People are living longer, but are they living healthier?
20:10 The most populous country on Earth
20:37 China’s One Child policy
22:38 Demographic changes of concern
23:11 ELI5 what is Demography
23:33 Which countries are growing fastest?
24:49 Migrant birthrate
26:00 How are illegal immigrants counted?
27:11 99.9% sure this is a joke
28:07 Mortality rates
29:14 Ukraine’s population

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169 Comments

169 Comments

  1. @okieinexile

    December 11, 2024 at 12:19 pm

    Who will take care of the old people when the population starts to shrink?

  2. @decentgrocerybag4003

    December 11, 2024 at 12:22 pm

    So todays richest people have more dollars than the estimated number of people who have lived EVER???

  3. @davianoinglesias5030

    December 11, 2024 at 12:34 pm

    The population boom in the early 20th century can be attributed to the invention of fertilizer by the German scientist Haber. Fertilizers increased food production by 400%

  4. @flowersnyc

    December 11, 2024 at 1:40 pm

    Extremely educational. While I studied demography in school, this video ties every statistic to current events and policy.

  5. @jorgeavila3885

    December 11, 2024 at 1:54 pm

    The reason why poorer communities live less is the same reason why a certain CEO got nailed a few days ago.

  6. @chumark54

    December 11, 2024 at 1:57 pm

    Very, very informative and powerful. A lot of warning signs. Thank you.

  7. @shannondelphey9368

    December 11, 2024 at 2:03 pm

    You also have to acknowledge that it wasn’t just women have abortions, it was families killing their female babies at birth once they realized they weren’t a boy.

  8. @Ashraf.elgaaly

    December 11, 2024 at 2:14 pm

    Don’t you just hate how conservashits are allergic to facts? They keep saying California loses population where population data is public and they easily can see that the only year that California population declined was 2020 when the entire country population declined because of COVID ????‍♂️

  9. @atlgsuprettyboy

    December 11, 2024 at 2:38 pm

    I love demography. She explained things so clearly and simply! Great video!

  10. @teinetoa0416

    December 11, 2024 at 2:55 pm

    Super fascinating

  11. @enjoystraveling

    December 11, 2024 at 3:00 pm

    Why would it always be good to have a replacement population? In my opinion it seems like there’s an overpopulation and many of the countries such as the United States could afford to have less population.  
    And if a country had less population than they used to then there would be more money to build, less houses and keep more parks and land as farms

  12. @EK-xz8ig

    December 11, 2024 at 3:13 pm

    It seems like declining population is a good thing

  13. @enjoystraveling

    December 11, 2024 at 3:14 pm

    Is it so bad for women to have less children? . not every woman wants children and most countries especially countries with a better economy costs very much to raise even one child.
    Raising children take very much time out of a woman’s life plus even in these modern times that makes a childbearing not as difficult as past times, it’s still difficult since a woman has to take nine months out of her life for pregnancy plus at least six years or more to raise a child to school age.

  14. @TheDeVaSTaTioNzz

    December 11, 2024 at 3:33 pm

    WOOO PHILIPPINES MENTIONED

  15. @auntie.histamine

    December 11, 2024 at 3:38 pm

    You guys do such a great job finding experts for these

  16. @rileylawson9958

    December 11, 2024 at 4:32 pm

    Maine is the most rural state???

  17. @Refleksy

    December 11, 2024 at 4:38 pm

    I mean, I think musk is concerned about population, but only a certain specific subset of the population in a very problematic way…

  18. @careless_daughter

    December 11, 2024 at 4:47 pm

    musk may care about declining birthrates for the reasons you mention but we shouldnt leave out that at least some of his focus is specifically on declining white birthrates. i dont think he’s admitted it outright but he’s made it clear that he is a believer of the great replacement theory. so some of it is just racism.

  19. @lolsalsa

    December 11, 2024 at 5:00 pm

    You look like Megan Mullally.

  20. @fsexpresscleaningservices5720

    December 11, 2024 at 5:42 pm

    I love these videos, but I need an additional explanation… I don’t think she answered some questions clearly enough, for those of us that need the “for dummies” explanation. Someone asked “is the world overpopulated, & what are we gonna do when we hit 50B”. She only answered the 2nd part of the question… That we’ll never reach 50B; more like 8 or 9B…. So are we currently overpopulated or not?? Because that’s what most of the US believes!!

  21. @truejim

    December 11, 2024 at 6:00 pm

    Technically Americans of Dinka descent (South Sudan) are the fastest growing minority, since the Dinka are the tallest humans, at an average of 183cm height. They grow faster than anybody. ????

  22. @WingZeroGWO

    December 11, 2024 at 7:09 pm

    I love how she won’t call them “illegal aliens”…

  23. @neeladuggal8581

    December 11, 2024 at 7:43 pm

    I’m in healthcare and love nerding out on demographic data and trends. Thank you for this, Dr. Sciubba and Wired!

  24. @cwtdos1994

    December 11, 2024 at 8:00 pm

    30% population shrinkage ????

  25. @6ix4our

    December 11, 2024 at 8:23 pm

    Yo; why population pyramids looks like actual structures in those countries?

  26. @nourq1482

    December 12, 2024 at 3:10 pm

    12:14 wrong! It’s not manila! It is Gaza strip in Palestine! Well, it WAS before the currently ongoing gen0cide started!!

  27. @dad_jokes_4ever226

    December 12, 2024 at 3:17 pm

    I knew it , Chad IS rad !

  28. @BigCityBoyyyy

    December 12, 2024 at 3:29 pm

    Wow, this is one of the best videos I’ve seen by Wired by an expert. Dr. Sciubba is so knowledgeable and really does a fantastic job explaining topics. So well done. Thank you.

  29. @ferryvantichelen6521

    December 12, 2024 at 3:33 pm

    Fastest growing minority must be babies

  30. @michelski3528

    December 12, 2024 at 3:36 pm

    this is probably the most informative video I’ve seen this year!

  31. @colinjordan8335

    December 12, 2024 at 3:54 pm

    Elon is concerned with the population decline because he will have fewer consumers to make him money? Who would have guessed the wealthy care so much about money

  32. @aliali-ce3yf

    December 12, 2024 at 4:01 pm

    Solution for all the single Chinese men is to couple up with the high African populations.

  33. @angelcitystudio

    December 12, 2024 at 4:11 pm

    fewer producers, fewer consumers and FEWER TAX PAYERS….

  34. @SVSXXVW

    December 12, 2024 at 4:36 pm

    Okay Turkey’s graph.. is that a mosque i see?

  35. @VintageYakyu

    December 12, 2024 at 4:41 pm

    1:25 She is incorrect. The fastest growing minority in the United States is NOT people of Asian ethnicity. It’s a combination of the obese, the chronically ill, and the disabled.

  36. @maverick4358

    December 12, 2024 at 5:03 pm

    How refreshing is to listen, see and understand FACTS as opposed to rants… definitively look forward to a 2nd part. Thank you!

  37. @-Siknakaliux-II

    December 12, 2024 at 5:12 pm

    To answer the thumbnail: Whites are a minority, with 6% of the world’s population.
    Thank you for reading

  38. @ConradSpoke

    December 12, 2024 at 5:18 pm

    Nick Cannon doesn’t have any children.
    His disposable harem girls have children.

  39. @quarkraven

    December 12, 2024 at 5:46 pm

    why does she say “urban areas” instead of cities?

  40. @Mental_Patient

    December 12, 2024 at 6:37 pm

    Some countries don’t understand they will need immigrants in the future. 😉

  41. @elizabethsullivan7176

    December 12, 2024 at 6:39 pm

    The population “pyramid” of Japan looks like one of their buildings.

  42. @kinocchio

    December 12, 2024 at 6:51 pm

    She is nice

  43. @hominahominahomina1

    December 12, 2024 at 6:53 pm

    I’d love to see her again! Reading/watching this stuff is fascinating

  44. @Kojiros7th

    December 12, 2024 at 7:03 pm

    What part of the video was the question in the thumbnail?

  45. @andrefiliks

    December 12, 2024 at 7:07 pm

    Someone should show trumpists this video, hopefully they might learn something

  46. @hikki6089

    December 12, 2024 at 7:20 pm

    As an urban planner dealing with land use and housing policies on a daily basis in a major metropolitan area, I appreciate this video so much!

  47. @arishokqunari1290

    December 12, 2024 at 7:41 pm

    Now that was a very interesting video!

  48. @chrisbinwang2119

    December 12, 2024 at 7:48 pm

    4:37 That’s an old–timey, fancy pot more than a pyramid – :

  49. @Clear_Night4

    December 12, 2024 at 8:09 pm

    Videos with these kinds of topics should be watched by Americans before major elections

  50. @LecheFressa

    December 12, 2024 at 8:20 pm

    I loved this video! Incredible informative. I do have a question however! During 2019 there was a change in presidency in El Salvador with a major shift in the crime rate. Nayib Bukele was even reelected in this year! Did this have an impact on Salvadorian immigration rates to the US since then?

  51. @joshuacoolidge5995

    December 14, 2024 at 1:23 pm

    Wow she is great!

  52. @ChristopherStandardTime

    December 14, 2024 at 1:26 pm

    16:37 As a Native Texan, we do not claim any part of Oklahoma, however much they’d like to be part of us.

  53. @IgnacioFlores.

    December 14, 2024 at 1:36 pm

    We definitely don’t need more Nigerias

  54. @tonchimatta

    December 14, 2024 at 2:06 pm

    25:05 whats up with the Chile erasure???

    i see q lot of mais without New Zealand, but Chile???

  55. @mikebrzostowski8183

    December 14, 2024 at 2:48 pm

    Well, if minority’s grow then they won’t be minorities anymore!???????????? Who cares?

  56. @YtPremium-f1m

    December 14, 2024 at 2:50 pm

    Man this was soo good ????????‍????

  57. @tcu1099

    December 14, 2024 at 2:52 pm

    Woah that was information dense. She brought her A-game for real! Now my head is spinning. Bye.

  58. @madar7000

    December 14, 2024 at 2:57 pm

    good vlog but cant stand the accent and on top she is too loud and rushing

  59. @Norman.Metzger

    December 14, 2024 at 3:05 pm

    Wow this girl is really good!

  60. @D-Pants

    December 14, 2024 at 3:18 pm

    Vive la démographie!

  61. @BlackCeII

    December 14, 2024 at 3:22 pm

    Latinos are the fastest growing minority in the USA…

  62. @BlackCeII

    December 14, 2024 at 3:31 pm

    Disappointing that she barely discussed the impending demographic collapse that China and the US and Japan and Germany and others are facing due to low birth rates. The world is going to change drastically in the coming decades.

  63. @HD-nc7yu

    December 14, 2024 at 3:32 pm

    This video series is really annoying for some reason I cant articulate

  64. @KILLEM43KILLA

    December 14, 2024 at 4:04 pm

    Fastest growing minority is the Venezuelans. Not Latinos lol

  65. @Wallflowerpm

    December 14, 2024 at 4:08 pm

    Okay friendship brackets ! lol I see you! Her explanations are very interesting!

  66. @jenm1

    December 14, 2024 at 4:27 pm

    Why is she touting the myth of overpopulation?

  67. @bobzyurunkel

    December 14, 2024 at 5:36 pm

    This woman is gorgeous.

  68. @ianhansen6840

    December 14, 2024 at 6:20 pm

    Wow I can’t do this ad break every other minute. I’m out.

  69. @Pou1gie1

    December 14, 2024 at 6:25 pm

    @26:45 Really,…N36RO??? This is wild! I think the last time that was an option was decades ago! I don’t even think I can type that word without getting flagged!!!

  70. @NilsDavila

    December 14, 2024 at 6:27 pm

    Thank you and hopefully more people can see that undocumented immigrants are a net positive to society instead of a negative.

  71. @Pou1gie1

    December 14, 2024 at 6:30 pm

    @28:40 And…Luigi enters the chat

  72. @BakongoRUI

    December 14, 2024 at 6:53 pm

    Do those Asians include Indians?

    You Americans are dumb most of the times

  73. @michaeljeffery7466

    December 14, 2024 at 7:57 pm

    Interesting.

  74. @ZagiEscobar

    December 14, 2024 at 8:01 pm

    The real question is to ask the native Americans do white colonisers deserve to stay in America? Would they like to kick all the European scrounging immigrants out?

  75. @romeoC9968

    December 14, 2024 at 8:10 pm

    Politally correct crap of bce and ce again….still based on the year of jesus birth so call it BC and AD !

  76. @baron7755

    December 16, 2024 at 7:04 pm

    TF is “Oceania”? Has someone created a new continent since I went to school?

  77. @baron7755

    December 16, 2024 at 7:08 pm

    I do not understand the trend of having kids when older. Why?!

  78. @baron7755

    December 16, 2024 at 7:21 pm

    29:15 maybe the world could do something to stop Russia’s illegal war?

  79. @dia.sporea12

    December 16, 2024 at 7:56 pm

    White Kamala

  80. @freedom3040

    December 16, 2024 at 8:59 pm

    Mexicans are crazy. India, China and Europeans are some what stable now

  81. @jacksonprospero

    December 16, 2024 at 9:14 pm

    Nee-zhair? Is that how we’re pronouncing it now? ????

  82. @imacarguy4065

    December 16, 2024 at 9:58 pm

    Is there really an issue with there being less people overall on the planet??

    • @MikeLikesChannel

      December 17, 2024 at 6:37 pm

      I dunno, do you really want an 86 year old airline pilot?

  83. @imacarguy4065

    December 16, 2024 at 10:01 pm

    Nigeria do not have the developed resources for those kids 6:38 they need to slow down.

  84. @amrayabaptiste2933

    December 16, 2024 at 10:35 pm

    I’m glad I found this channel. Excellent content

  85. @Malko_pile

    December 17, 2024 at 1:58 am

    It’s funny to me how people don’t see the direct correlation between a countries encouraging marriage (with taxes for example or cultural norm) and higher birth rates in said governments.

  86. @4everArtista

    December 17, 2024 at 7:20 am

    Elon musk has 11 kids of his own.

    • @MikeLikesChannel

      December 17, 2024 at 6:36 pm

      And 9 of them don’t speak to him. Screwing a lot does not a good father make.

  87. @肉骨粉

    December 17, 2024 at 7:39 am

    Please support the population.

  88. @ranelgallardo7031

    December 17, 2024 at 11:37 am

    Filipino Americans are probably making up for that Asian growth right?

  89. @newajulhoque9309

    December 17, 2024 at 11:39 am

    0:43 most educated American saying Africa as if its a country ????

  90. @ineedachachabeat1886

    December 17, 2024 at 12:17 pm

    People are so scared of population growth but also a shrinking population. Literally can’t win

  91. @mattheww88

    December 17, 2024 at 12:33 pm

    Would rural development help population growth

    • @MikeLikesChannel

      December 17, 2024 at 6:35 pm

      What are you going to develop? Rural areas used to serve agrarian oriented societies, which with globalization — no longer exist.

  92. @antnam4406

    December 17, 2024 at 3:02 pm

    Don’t worry guys, Nigeria is going to save the world. We are very reproductive and active.

    • @MikeLikesChannel

      December 17, 2024 at 6:33 pm

      And scammers.

  93. @reviewerreviewer1489

    December 17, 2024 at 3:42 pm

    Thank God foreign born people dok’t also massovely drive up cost of living by creating excess demand in housing and Healthcare, making it impossible to have children finsmcially, hereby driving down birth rates in the first place

  94. @_Hidoi

    December 17, 2024 at 3:56 pm

    In reality fastest breeding minority are Muslims ????

    • @MikeLikesChannel

      December 17, 2024 at 6:33 pm

      Indians, in fact. Which broadly are not muslim.

    • @ExmuslimNowAgnostic

      December 18, 2024 at 2:34 am

      ​@@MikeLikesChannelSource: Trust me bro?

    • @akeel6328

      December 18, 2024 at 4:41 am

      ​@@ExmuslimNowAgnosticSource the video.

  95. @burritoloco9306

    December 17, 2024 at 3:58 pm

    Just deport cubans, they do nothing in this country.

  96. @LFSMx

    December 17, 2024 at 4:15 pm

    There’s nothing wrong with decreasing populations. There was a time when humans didn’t exist and there will be a time when they do not exist again. The timing of when this happens is inconsequential.

  97. @leonardmaestas1428

    December 17, 2024 at 5:08 pm

    If you are Native American can you categorize other people as illegal immigrants?

    • @pradipchakraborty376

      December 18, 2024 at 3:40 pm

      Siberians ?

  98. @MikeLikesChannel

    December 17, 2024 at 6:51 pm

    The US has created a nation where there is *no incentive* to have kids. There’s no guaranteed healthcare OR housing. Go figure, people make a lot less babies when there’s no coverage or roof.

  99. @j.s.c.4355

    December 17, 2024 at 6:58 pm

    I have heard speculation that China’s population might actually be dramatically lower than the official numbers. Is there good evidence for that, and how much lower?

  100. @augustosquarsadoferreira8737

    December 17, 2024 at 7:24 pm

    What’s the fastest growing minority in America? Billionaires.

  101. @olliehudsn

    December 17, 2024 at 9:17 pm

    dont think she mentioned a single UK statistic

  102. @gtleshow

    December 17, 2024 at 10:47 pm

    I feel like I need to take a college course just to keep up with the amount of cool info being dropped.

  103. @TheVoyeure

    December 17, 2024 at 11:38 pm

    Just watched Lei’s real talk about chatgpt guessing China population to be 698M not 1.4B. ????

  104. @ibrahimerel1957

    December 17, 2024 at 11:58 pm

    You talk extremely fast, super fast. Why you do not take a breath between questions?
    You ruined the valuable material with your poor presentation.

  105. @adarsh4764

    December 18, 2024 at 1:55 am

    watching this video in late night bed was a bad idea. The white background light nearly blind my eyes.

  106. @MrPoornakumar

    December 18, 2024 at 3:23 am

    Excellent

  107. @loverofmysoul4753

    December 18, 2024 at 8:16 am

    1991 to 1996 are millennials?

  108. @Blvckvelma5

    December 18, 2024 at 4:10 pm

    The way the Population Pyramid graphics mimicked the architecture styles of those countries is mind blowing ???? 5:02

  109. @mailynnrivers2693

    December 18, 2024 at 4:36 pm

    Anyone else’s mind blown that Maine is somehow more rural than the Dakotas????

  110. @aidasall4815

    December 18, 2024 at 4:41 pm

    Excellent video! Highly comprehensive & insightful! I love how she tied all of the statistics she mentioned directly to policies. I also highly appreciate her very well-rounded, global perspective. Politicians, private sector, and government leaders should take note of what she has to say!

  111. @chickenismeat

    December 18, 2024 at 5:55 pm

    Africa is 6%, but these arsewipes would have you thinking they’re being overrun by African immigrants, when clearly it’s the opposite.

  112. @ages6592

    December 18, 2024 at 6:17 pm

    Only in US would you take just about women being affected by “sandwich generation” = Women having to take care of children + old parents. Please come to the Nordic countries and look at men taking care of this too…

  113. @ages6592

    December 18, 2024 at 6:35 pm

    Is access to healthcare as much of a problem as people in the US just being very fat and having a really unhappy life style?

  114. @nightday2030

    December 18, 2024 at 7:49 pm

    I actually enjoy her explanation. It’s such an adventure to know a lot about these demographic talks despite the topic itself is not my cup of tea, she made it sound exciting and fun to hear.

  115. @jldisme

    December 18, 2024 at 9:08 pm

    I wish she had discussed how infant mortality figures can drastically impact life expectancy figures.

  116. @liliavine4040

    December 18, 2024 at 11:05 pm

    6:02 lily philips will sleep with them all

  117. @peterparker6377

    December 19, 2024 at 12:22 am

    meanwhile peacefuls with majority everywhere crying victim card always

  118. @joereno955

    December 19, 2024 at 3:08 am

    “Populations in Africa are more bottom-heavy” lady I don’t need a degree to know that, I can just look at the girls in any rap video

  119. @adig478

    December 19, 2024 at 4:26 am

    Pure education…loved this video.. unbiased and So important for our times.

  120. @z.h.ong61

    December 19, 2024 at 6:57 am

    Amazing informative video!

  121. @sandygrogg1203

    December 19, 2024 at 10:09 am

    Very well done. Thank you.

  122. @8thhousehottie

    December 19, 2024 at 1:04 pm

    I commend her for highlighting that the main concern that the rich have in regards to declining population is because of consumerism/capitalism NOT because of limited resources/land.

  123. @cruzvandewark

    December 19, 2024 at 2:06 pm

    The biracial stat was informative. I thought there were more of us in my generation but can definitely see the upward trend in my everyday life.

  124. @katherinerichardson2273

    December 19, 2024 at 5:34 pm

    yeah but we don’t want our population to grow

  125. @katherinerichardson2273

    December 19, 2024 at 5:39 pm

    we need the global population to be lower

  126. @katherinerichardson2273

    December 19, 2024 at 5:45 pm

    this is actually really interesting it’s nothing I’ve ever thought about before

  127. @ethanboyd7843

    December 19, 2024 at 6:03 pm

    Japan has a population pagoda

  128. @etb7856

    December 19, 2024 at 6:14 pm

    I don’t see an issue with getting rid of illegal immigrants
    My family did it right
    My parents came over the border legally and got their citizenship
    I become naturally born in the states
    I don’t have empathy for families being ripped apart when they’re knowingly doing that and taking that risk instead of doing it right
    Good I say

  129. @anotherheadlessdemo

    January 14, 2025 at 8:33 am

    Interesting about Maine. Who knew?

  130. @holdmypoodle

    January 14, 2025 at 8:50 am

    Amazing video, I love it ❤

  131. @catherinework4865

    January 15, 2025 at 9:46 am

    I love when the immigrant question said “illegal’ immigrants, the speaker responded with only day “undocumented”.

  132. @melvincooper8926

    January 15, 2025 at 12:03 pm

    Overturning Roe v Wade should be clearer now. Also, if certain politicians could make biracial marriages illegal, then they will. This is a Ted Talk topic for sure. Population and policies.

  133. @verdi2310

    January 15, 2025 at 1:18 pm

    Knew a woman named Jennifer Succubus.

  134. @Tanagra180

    January 15, 2025 at 6:57 pm

    I was disappointed to see her only talk about depopulation as a negative prospect because of its implications for profits in a capitalistic system.

    For humans overall, with climate change and *major* challenges in pests and illnesses to our fundamental crops, limited water, increased desertification/ reduced arable land etc. reducing world population could be very useful in maintaining livable conditions and avoiding famine etc.

    (I say this as someone who works with ag pest control- the prospects are very, very dark you guys!!!)

    We are more than just consumers and slave labor!

    The sooner we see that, the better off we’ll all be.

    • @appledanman

      January 17, 2025 at 10:01 pm

      Climate change is a scam.

  135. @AlyceLittle

    January 16, 2025 at 1:07 pm

    The Elon Musk parts of this video haven’t aged well over the last month. Weird that he’d be so interested in “boosting” the US population while at the same time playing the man behind the curtain wanting to make life more difficult overall for women, children, and families and also wanting to provide fewer resources to older generations. His actions suggest he’d like to eliminate a large portion of the population, not boost it.

  136. @thomasbecker8711

    January 16, 2025 at 3:36 pm

    Issaquena County, MS also had the highest share of the population held in slavery in 1860 at 92.5% 16:42

  137. @borisglevrk

    January 16, 2025 at 9:52 pm

    “what is the fastest growing minority in America?”
    how about “WASPs who self-identify as being minority and underrepresented”?

  138. @rogerpatry5167

    January 17, 2025 at 2:58 am

    Do you accept that the pop of China may be greatly overstated?

  139. @reay1864

    January 17, 2025 at 3:29 am

    17:28 another reason that ive seen for men living less long than women, especially in strongly patriarchal countries, is that when men retire they tend to do less activity. women continue to do chores, care for younger generations, etc, whereas men just relax and, often, drink alcohol (which also doesnt help). men stop being so active when they retire, but women continue to run households for as long as they physically can. since activity level is very important for longevity, i think this could make a significant difference as well

  140. @davidl9232

    January 17, 2025 at 6:58 am

    I thought Wyoming is the most rural State in the US, not Maine.? A search says, Vermont is the most rural State in the United States.?

  141. @darkim808

    January 17, 2025 at 8:48 am

    Concerning deportation of immigrants … would’ve loved to hear how much America would save on the cost to house, provide medical, crime, the strain on cities, personal property, housing, etc

  142. @tinas_hotdog_sophie

    January 17, 2025 at 4:09 pm

    Interesting thing, Ethopia’s graph is a pyramid, Türkiye a mosque an Japan a temple 😀

    Also intresting when talking about the sandwich generation you only mentioned women as care givers

  143. @Distance2Jupiter

    January 17, 2025 at 6:23 pm

    Guess: the fastest growing minority in America is… smart people. Hopefully.

  144. @andriyko1604

    January 17, 2025 at 7:25 pm

    Overpopulation is a fact of life since late 1900s when increased energy consumption by more people than before led to the global warming.

  145. @gigi9467

    January 17, 2025 at 7:29 pm

    What is a women though?? Lol

  146. @imbogart

    January 17, 2025 at 9:04 pm

    Thank you so much for the population update.

  147. @hairyhand-holding4841

    January 18, 2025 at 5:13 pm

    So Indians are immigrating here more often

  148. @DCMarvelMultiverse

    January 19, 2025 at 5:02 am

    Love to see her debunk Musk’s dumbass.

  149. @momentous7417

    January 19, 2025 at 7:36 am

    The fastest growing minority is democrats

  150. @bcd773

    January 19, 2025 at 11:37 am

    What an awesome presenter/subject matter expert. I learned so much. I’m off to Google more ways to follow this Jennifer Sciubba.

  151. @sjperdomo

    January 19, 2025 at 12:37 pm

    Jennifer’s presentation is exemplary, demonstrating a clear passion for her subject matter. Her eloquence and confident demeanor, coupled with her ability to articulate complex concepts clearly, make this video a valuable resource for understanding the significant impact of demographics on national and global success.

  152. @cm6107

    January 19, 2025 at 9:53 pm

    Wonderful video. Incredibly intelligent host. Thanks, Jennifer!

  153. @FallenX100

    January 20, 2025 at 8:29 am

    Elon Musk is worried about anarchy not consumerism

  154. @sankarguha9205

    January 21, 2025 at 3:30 am

    We want visa free world again for the working people. But before that, we want arms free world, so no war. Nature and all animals and humans live together in the planet earth.

  155. @saurabhj4950

    January 21, 2025 at 3:57 am

    If a couple has good income,go for 2 children.

  156. @chrisf8143

    January 21, 2025 at 12:10 pm

    According to multiple sources, Mogadishu, Somalia is currently the most densely populated city in the world, with 33,244 people per square kilometer. Guess her info is not correct

  157. @leannezzers

    January 21, 2025 at 8:18 pm

    Wow there are so many visual aids in this video! Kudos to having all of those prepared, and explaining them

  158. @nicksmeltzer3511

    January 21, 2025 at 10:50 pm

    Has anyone ever just stopped to think that depopulation will lead to less strain on resources and possibly some elder neglect, but as a whole leave a lot of room for population growth. Like no it won’t just keep falling you people are silly.

  159. @isabellaprovenzano1551

    January 22, 2025 at 1:26 am

    live love laugh graphs

  160. @isabellaprovenzano1551

    January 22, 2025 at 1:30 am

    17:16 whats the standard error of the mean here?? ❤

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