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Though the total population appears to be thriving, a closer examination reveals a troubling trend of declining fertility rates and an aging demographic. Since the 1960s, the world population has more than doubled, but the rate of growth has been steadily decreasing. We are standing at the precipice of the most significant transformation in modern human history—one marked by low fertility, population aging, and the likely onset of depopulation in various regions.