Demographic Transition in Latin America with Emphasis on Colombia: Missed Opportunity for Rural Generational Turnover?

The world is facing a new demographic transition due to the shift from high to low levels of fertility and mortality. Because the relationship between the current demographic transition and rural generational turnover has been understudied, the purpose of this article is to explain this relationship in Latin America, with an emphasis on Colombia. Mainly through the analysis of statistical databases, the results suggest that the current demographic transition acts as both a cause and a consequence of rural generational turnover. This transition, combined with other factors, has led to rural depopulation, and the data projects a rapid expansion of this phenomenon globally. Among the consequences are the productive, economic, and cultural risks for Latin America, due to the high prevalence of this phenomenon in the area of food production, primarily through family and peasant farming.