Re:Religion may become extinct in nine nations
by cpr on Tuesday March 22, 2011 @11:05AM
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The fertility rate in France (as in other parts of Europe) is highly skewed (up) by the immigrant Muslim population.
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Re:Religion may become extinct in nine nations
by barry-cotter on Tuesday March 22, 2011 @11:18AM
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The birthrates of Muslim women in Europe have been falling significantly for some time. In the Netherlands, for example, the TFR among Dutch-born women rose between 1990 and 2005 from 1.6 to 1.7. In the same period for Moroccan-born women in Holland it fell from 4.9 to 2.9, and for Turkish-born women in Holland from 3.2 to 1.9.
In Austria, the TFR of Muslim women fell from 3.1 to 2.3 from 1981 to 2001. In 1970 Turkish-born women in Germany had on average two children more than German-born women. By 1996 the difference had fallen to one child and has now dropped to 0.5. These sharp falls reflect important cultural shifts, which include the impact of universal female education, rising living standards, the effect of local cultural norms and availability of contraception.
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Analysis/Walker/2008/04/30/Walke...
Re:Religion may become extinct in nine nations
by zeteo on Tuesday March 22, 2011 @11:43AM
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Falling, but still much higher than the 'native'. Also, the increased fertility rates of the second-generation immigrants are absorbed by these statistics into e.g. "Dutch-born", which skews the comparison.