
Deaths to outnumber births in 2060s, Intergenerational Report projects
Treasury's seventh Intergenerational Report, released 21 September 2026, projects deaths will outnumber births in the 2060s for the first time. Population growth slows to 0.9%, fertility to 1.34. Chalmers addressed the ANU to mark its release. Japan and Germany are already there. I've heard the optimism before; the maths still has to be paid for.
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