The populations of economic giants China and India both exceed 1.4 billion.
Additionally, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria, and Brazil, each with populations exceeding 200 million, are on a path toward becoming the majority in the world.
The global population has surpassed 8 billion.
While Japan is experiencing a declining population due to an aging demographic, the world's population is growing excessively.
Western countries have historically dominated as advanced nations, except for the immigration-rich United States.
Like Japan, most Western nations are facing declining populations.
Looking back, in 1980 when Japan's economy was booming, its population was the sixth largest in the world.
At that time, Japan's population ranked second only to the United States among Western nations.
Ultimately, it becomes clear that a crucial factor for economic growth is the population.
The European Union (EU), a group of American ally nations, comprises 27 countries with a population of 447 million.
Adding the 67 million population of the UK, which left the EU, the population of the European 28 countries is almost 500 million.
In contrast, the populations of China and India, now economic powerhouses, both exceed 1.4 billion.
Furthermore, the Global South nations of Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria, and Brazil all exceed 200 million in population, and their populations are steadily increasing.
They are currently on the path to becoming economic powerhouses.
Observing the population trends of various countries around the world makes it intriguing to imagine what the world will look like in 10 years.
If things continue as they are, Western countries led by the United States may become the world's minority.
In fact, the identity of "Western countries" might even disappear.
In Europe, countries like France, Germany, Italy, and Spain may not remain in the EU indefinitely.
In the Far East, Japan and South Korea seem to have no choice but to remain as part of the West, but Taiwan might face challenges.
The countries likely to remain in the West are the United States as the leader, Japan, South Korea, the English-speaking nations of the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
In the end, "Western countries" may equate to English-speaking nations.
However, by that time, the term "Western countries” might have vanished from this world.
