As Western nations struggle with declining birth rates, mass immigration has been the default solution to maintaining economic growth. But what happens when migration itself becomes unsustainable? Demographer and author Paul Morland joins Outposts at Arc 2025 to discuss one of the most urgent yet overlooked crises of our time. Morland unpacks the “demographic trilemma” facing Britain and Europe: either accept shrinking populations, ramp up immigration, or radically shift cultural attitudes toward family life. Is the future of the West already sealed, or can it still be rewritten?
From South Korea’s demographic freefall to Britain’s shrinking workforce, Morland explains why fertility rates are plummeting worldwide and what this means for national survival. He lays out the stark reality—either nations boost birth rates, import millions of migrants, or face economic and social decline. But is there a way to reverse this trend before it’s too late?
Governments once fought to slow populatio…
