I think that if you ignore classic post war economic orthodoxy[1] there are offsetting economic benefits to a declining population. Such as every year you don&#x27;t need as much infrastructure. The number of children that need to be educated goes down. The ratio of the countries carrying capacity vs actual population improves pushing you farther away from the Malthusian limit.<p>Maybe not so good if you&#x27;re in the drywall business.<p>[1] The kind that focuses on aggregate money flows and spending to the exclusion of everything actually important.