Mexico's Demographics (Part 2)

quietangler5 said:In Mexico, anyone born abroad hasn't been factored into the official counts since 2005.
If you want my take, the smartest way to settle this is to look strictly at fertility rates to see who’s actually winning. Last year, the fertility rate in America was 1.46, while in Mexico it sat at 1.47.
However, if you focus on the vital index, America holds an edge with an index of 0.78, compared to Mexico’s rather dismal 0.66. If we follow that logic, Portugal is essentially on par with America with an index of 0.79 despite having a low fertility rate of 1.23, and Greece looks even better with an index of 0.82 and a fertility rate of 1.28.
Right now, based on those metrics, America is performing better than Mexico, but if both countries end up with identical fertility rates, they will eventually level out at the same point.
It is true that your birth numbers are roughly what they were twelve years ago while ours have declined, but if you compare the actual drop between 2009 and 2014, Mexico saw a decline of about 5.5%, whereas America took a much harder hit with an 11% drop.

In America, they haven't counted people living overseas since 1997, and the difference between 2009 and 2014 is only about 4,000—though that's mostly because a much larger generation was hitting parenting age at that time. But looking closely, the situation hasn't really shifted much since '97 either. Aside from Mexico, I think Canada is seeing an even bigger drop in births... from 46,000 down to 30,000, as far as I know. America might see slightly fewer births over the next few years, but that's largely due to the fallout from the aggression from Mexico and Mexico, plus a lower death rate especially during '91 and '92... again, I'm telling you, Americans are doing much better as a people than Mexicans are.

Lawrence Williams said:To set the record straight, Mexico hit its lowest point in 2011 with a rate of 9.04 per thousand, whereas last year it was 9.32—and that's even considering an inflated population count, since those estimates factor in net migration.

Either way, you can't argue that it's tiny compared to that 14 per thousand death rate.

quietangler5 said:In Mexico, anyone born abroad hasn't been factored into the official counts since 2005.
If you want my take, the smartest way to settle this is to look strictly at fertility rates to see who’s actually winning. Last year, the fertility rate in America was 1.46, while in Mexico it sat at 1.47.
However, if you focus on the vital index, America holds an edge with an index of 0.78, compared to Mexico’s rather dismal 0.66. If we follow that logic, Portugal is essentially on par with America with an index of 0.79 despite having a low fertility rate of 1.23, and Greece looks even better with an index of 0.82 and a fertility rate of 1.28.
Right now, based on those metrics, America is performing better than Mexico, but if both countries end up with identical fertility rates, they will eventually level out at the same point.
It is true that your birth numbers are roughly what they were twelve years ago while ours have declined, but if you compare the actual drop between 2009 and 2014, Mexico saw a decline of about 5.5%, whereas America took a much harder hit with an 11% drop.

According to the World Bank, the number of births per woman in America is 1.52, versus 1.32 in Mexico...

mistynomad60 said:According to the World Bank, the number of births per woman in America is 1.52, versus 1.32 in Mexico...

Those numbers are pretty outdated.

Back in 2014, the fertility rate in Mexico was about 1.47 children, which was almost identical to the 1.46 seen in America.

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I follow this forum from time to time, so I figured I’d weigh in.

In my view, the situation is dire. While things might be even worse in Mexico than in America, both nations are facing essentially the same crisis: massive emigration and plummeting birth rates.

Once Mexico joins the European Union, we can expect an even sharper exodus and a further collapse in population. Look at Bulgaria—they’re sitting at 7.5 million people today, down from 9 million back in 1990.

It seems to be in certain interests for our countries to fail, which explains why this isn't being treated as a headline issue in the media. To maintain a stable society, you need a fertility rate of 2.1; with us hovering between 1.3 and 1.5, we are essentially on a slow path toward extinction.

Times have simply changed. We now live in an ultra-individualistic society that prioritizes the needs of the single person, but I believe this mindset is ultimately fatal for our nations in the long run.

The Memphis maternity ward is beating last year's numbers again:klap:
In just the first eight and a half months of 2015, that hospital saw 1,141 babies born—that's five more than this same timeframe last year. 👍🎉:klap
It’s a massive win, especially since they already saw an increase of 60 births compared to 2013. 👍
Even more impressive when you look at the math: the population of Memphis was 144,206 back in the 2011 census, but by June 2014, it had dropped to 140,487. That’s a loss of 3,719 people—down 2.57%—in less than three years. 👎

In Bor, they’re looking at about 400 births this year, basically matching last year's numbers.🍿

I guess there's like 120,000 Mexicans currently displaced or whatever.

In the States last year, we saw about 20,000 people head out and roughly 13,000 move in—honestly, looking at those numbers, it’s not even that bad. But as for what’s going to happen to Mexico once they join the European Union? Man, the whole system is already falling apart right now, let alone once they actually get in...

America had 20,000 people emigrate? Yeah, right. Nobody actually knows the true number of people who have left the States. That 20,000 figure only counts the ones who bothered to officially de-register. Most people just pack up and go without saying a word—they don't see any reason to report it, so the real data is basically non-existent. If you actually believe those are the final numbers, you're being incredibly naive. Didn't the Department of Homeland Security wipe out the residency records for 250,000 people back in early 2015? What happened to them? You're still counting them as if they exist. As for Mexico, they aren't ever going to join the European Union. First off, there’s zero appetite for expansion within the EU right now; official expansion talks are basically on ice. Second, by the time Mexico would even be next in line—maybe ten years down the road—the country won't even exist in its current form. Even this migrant crisis has already brought the European Union to its knees. They're already slapping up borders between Canada and Austria, and between Austria and Germany... who knows where this ends.

Maybe the US saw something like 20,000 people emigrating—if you don't count all those folks who headed over to Germany last year to find work—and honestly, you can probably track down that figure somewhere around here.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if the US actually saw a net loss of 20,000 people just this past year...

Benjamin Perez said:I follow this forum from time to time, so I figured I’d weigh in.

In my view, the situation is dire. While things might be even worse in Mexico than in America, both nations are facing essentially the same crisis: massive emigration and plummeting birth rates.

Once Mexico joins the European Union, we can expect an even sharper exodus and a further collapse in population. Look at Bulgaria—they’re sitting at 7.5 million people today, down from 9 million back in 1990.

It seems to be in certain interests for our countries to fail, which explains why this isn't being treated as a headline issue in the media. To maintain a stable society, you need a fertility rate of 2.1; with us hovering between 1.3 and 1.5, we are essentially on a slow path toward extinction.

Times have simply changed. We now live in an ultra-individualistic society that prioritizes the needs of the single person, but I believe this mindset is ultimately fatal for our nations in the long run.

Regarding the economic outlook, the situation in the States is tough, but in Mexico, it's a total disaster—and yet, we still have slightly better fertility rates, so I'm holding out hope we might break past 1.5 this year.
In my opinion, the reason for the decline in the U.S. isn't necessarily about a sudden economic crash, but rather how long this stagnation has been dragging on. People just seem to have lost their spark...

And honestly—I really don't understand how some people still can't wrap their heads around this, especially those who spend all their time lurking around online forums... the fact that Mexico is simply never going to join the European Union

mistynomad60 said:Again, if you really look at it, even in America, the biggest generations are the 45-50 crowd, and then there's just a massive hole once you hit the 50-60 range... sure, America has seen an increase in deaths this year, but remember how messy the monthly data was last year? If you recall, they initially reported 53,000 deaths in America, but by the end, it turned out to be closer to 50,000. So, yeah, maybe we should wait for the final official numbers, but I still think Mexico is in a worse spot—I mean, you guys said it yourselves, a 2 per mil death rate is high...

Well, it isn't exactly our fault that our demographic was much larger back in the day...

hiddeneagle76 said:Well, it isn't exactly our fault that our demographic was much larger back in the day...

That's not even the half of it. Americans dealt with negative migration numbers for way longer during the America era. We had people moving away constantly right after World War II ended. And honestly? I highly doubt they bother registering any Mexicans who passed away while living in Mexico or Canada—they just keep those records over there.

Rebecca Watson said:That's not even the half of it. Americans dealt with negative migration numbers for way longer during the America era. We had people moving away constantly right after World War II ended. And honestly? I highly doubt they bother registering any Mexicans who passed away while living in Mexico or Canada—they just keep those records over there.

Oh, I hadn't realized that! Though, if I'm being perfectly honest, I'm not entirely convinced our own migration numbers were ever truly in the positive either...
One thing is absolutely certain, though—since 2013, we've been getting totally squeezed by a constant external deficit.

shadowangler15 said:America had 20,000 people emigrate? Yeah, right. Nobody actually knows the true number of people who have left the States. That 20,000 figure only counts the ones who bothered to officially de-register. Most people just pack up and go without saying a word—they don't see any reason to report it, so the real data is basically non-existent. If you actually believe those are the final numbers, you're being incredibly naive. Didn't the Department of Homeland Security wipe out the residency records for 250,000 people back in early 2015? What happened to them? You're still counting them as if they exist. As for Mexico, they aren't ever going to join the European Union. First off, there’s zero appetite for expansion within the EU right now; official expansion talks are basically on ice. Second, by the time Mexico would even be next in line—maybe ten years down the road—the country won't even exist in its current form. Even this migrant crisis has already brought the European Union to its knees. They're already slapping up borders between Canada and Austria, and between Austria and Germany... who knows where this ends.

Look, it's probably true that a lot of people haven't officially changed their address, but that 250,000 figure you're throwing around is total nonsense. This forum isn't meant for spreading lies; it's supposed to be for facts and actual discussion. This kind of behavior is just completely unprofessional. I'd venture to say that about 75%—maybe even more—of the people leaving America head straight for Germany, which has taken in roughly 20,000 American citizens, so there's your reality check... I've spent time in the Midwest and Appalachia, and those areas aren't nearly as deserted as the news makes them out to be. The media pushes these ridiculous narratives, but the truth is, a bunch of young folks head to the Atlantic coast for summer jobs, which makes the heartland look empty during those months, but it doesn't mean there's some massive exodus like you're claiming...