Chapter

 1 Intro|         The truth about current demographic trends cannot be denied
 2 Intro|    world is engaged in a marked demographic decline, which started around
 3 1    |           1. BEING ATTENTIVE TO DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS~Following the mandate
 4 1    |      Family closely follows the demographic trends of the different
 5 1    | September 1995). The variety of demographic trends in the different
 6 1    |    which will be devoted to the demographic situation in African countries.~
 7 1    |  studies of research centres on demographic matters. Among these institutions
 8 1    |     could only confirm what all demographic data has already indicated
 9 2    |  exponential", even "galloping" demographic growth, which is causing
10 2    |     growth, which is causing a "demographic explosion"--the so-called "
11 2    |      explosion"--the so-called "demographic time bomb". The Pontifical
12 2    |         the truth regarding the demographic situation has begun to be
13 3    |                              3. DEMOGRAPHIC DECREASE AND THE AGEING
14 3    |     contradiction to the actual demographic trends, as they are revealed
15 3    | problematic question is that of demographic decline, with all the adverse
16 4    |      above-mentioned meeting of demographic experts. Some of the causes
17 4    |        directly affected by the demographic decrease, explains why families
18 4    |     other factors directly link demographic decrease to the human will,
19 5    |     itself is aggravated by the demographic decline.~The experts also
20 5    |    express the structure of the demographic pyramid of these countries.~
21 5    |         most obvious effects of demographic decline, we have to mention
22 5    |         between countries whose demographic age compositions are widely
23 6    |         truth regarding current demographic trends widely known. It