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Originally Posted by Platapus
be interested in finding out what they are basing their models on. That is one of the problems with modeling population that far out.  |
Simple - births vs. deaths vs. women. No weird models. Iran is in a world of hurt from a future speaking perspective.
These numbers have a direct correlation to economy numbers as well, so that will fall with it.
-S
PS. This says it best:
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A generation ago, it stood at 6.5. In other words, Iran presently has a bulge of military-age men as cannon-fodder. In a generation it will not be able to fill the ranks.
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