Issue Some cities are already shrinking in low fertility countries
Summary
Against its own acceleration claim the chapter records the counter case: some cities have been losing population, mostly in Asian and European countries where fertility is low and the national population is flat, falling or in economic contraction.
Classification
Main topicCities & Housing
Secondary topicsDemographics & Migration
Impactscope:transnational · geo_region:east_asia · geo_region:europe
Time horizon4-10 years (2026-07-26)
Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:52
Evidence 1
- Megatrends 2040: Volatility, Uncertainty, Resourcefulness Hellenic Republic, Presidency of the Government — Working Group on Strategic Foresight and Futures Research (표지·판권면 로고로만 확인) page=12;section=Megatrend 4 Urbanisation 2022-07 (문헌 본문에 발행일 표기 없음 — PDF 메타데이터 생성일 2022-07-25 기준) accessed 2026-07-26
Constituent trends 1
- TrendMegatrend 4: urbanisation5 signals
Directly linked signals 0
No objects.
Relation types: constitutes
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