White demographic decline is a decrease in the White populace numerically and or as a percentage of the total population in a city, state, subregion, or nation. It has been recorded in a number of countries and smaller jurisdictions. For example, according to national censuses, White Americans, White Canadians, White Latin Americans, and White people in the United Kingdom are in demographic decline in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and the United Kingdom, respectively. White demographic decline can also be observed in other countries including Australia,[1] New Zealand,[2] South Africa,[3] Germany,[4] Spain, Italy,[5][6] France and Zimbabwe.[7]
Scholars have attempted to address subfactors and anticipated results of White demographic decline in relevant societies. The term majority minority has been used to designate an area where a decline, of what are nationally defined as Whites, has resulted in a former majority becoming a minority. Examples of this include parts of the United States and Brazil.[8][9] Other notable concepts include demographer Eric Kaufmann's theory of "Whiteshift", which predicts transforming classifications of Whiteness as mixed-race majorities emerge, and social psychologist Jennifer Richeson's research into racial shift conditions, which outline how White people's hostility to other racial groups increases in proportion to their awareness of a drop in White population share.
In recent decades, White demographic decline has become a political touchstone for far-right political groups, inspiring conspiracy theories and terrorist violence.[10][11][12][13] The politicization of White demographic decline has also manifested as anti-abortion,[14][15] and anti-immigrant sentiment.[13] Academic evidence indicates that immigration significantly contributes to the maintenance of economies, civic institutions, and population levels in places affected by White demographic decline, such as in the Southern United States.[16][17]
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