Re:The global fertility rate is falling
by Animats on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @01:41AM
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France has tried. They even give subsidies. But the fertility rate is only 1.85.
The groups that are still growing are those that oppress women. Islamic countries [1] and ultra-orthodox Jews, especially. Evangelical Christians used to be higher but have now dropped down to the below-replacement US rate.
Teen pregnancies are way down in the US. So are abortions; that's not it.
Nobody really understands why. There's lots of speculation. The decline of religion? Better birth control? Video games? Declining testosterone levels? Fewer people in agriculture?
The groups that are still growing are those that oppress women. Islamic countries [1] and ultra-orthodox Jews, especially. Evangelical Christians used to be higher but have now dropped down to the below-replacement US rate.
Teen pregnancies are way down in the US. So are abortions; that's not it.
Nobody really understands why. There's lots of speculation. The decline of religion? Better birth control? Video games? Declining testosterone levels? Fewer people in agriculture?
[1] Fertility rate 2.9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_population_growth
[2] Fertility rate 6.2. https://geopoliticalfutures.com/israeli-population-increase-...
[3] https://www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiousbench/2018/06/faith-fer...