Will the population of the USA decline in the year 2050?
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According to the US Census Bureau. Resolves YES if the The census bureau population estimate for 2050 is lower than their estimate for 2049.

Resolves NO if it is higher

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What do you mean by ‘in the year’? Relative to what?

@NicoDelon The census bureau publishes a population estimate for each year. If 2050's population is lower than 2049 than this market resolves YES. I'll update the description to be more clear

@DylanSlagh I don’t know how anyone could have any confidence in predicting population changes between those two years, but ok.

in the year, or by the year?

@cloudprism updated the description to be more clear

bought Ṁ10 of NO

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But if the population of the USA is zero, this resolves NO by definition.

I suppose there are lots of ways this could go YES or NO, hard to judge it.

@MartinRandall I would likely resolve N/A if the USA ceases to exist 😂