Re:The world is awful. The world is much better. The world c...
by tuatoru on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @12:05AM
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> It seems like reproduction rates in wealthy countries trend closer towards replacement levels...
That seems unlikely, given that total fertility in wealthy countries is well below "replacement" (2.1 children per woman). Reproduction rate, number of daughters per woman, could only be approaching replacement if the sex ratio is massively skewed in favour of girls.
That seems unlikely, given that total fertility in wealthy countries is well below "replacement" (2.1 children per woman). Reproduction rate, number of daughters per woman, could only be approaching replacement if the sex ratio is massively skewed in favour of girls.
1. UN chart of TFR for "more developed regions": https://population.un.org/wpp/Graphs/Probabilistic/FERT/TOT/...
Observe the assumed but never yet seen floor to fertility rate.