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Look at the list of fertility rates around the world: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_and_dependencies_by_total_fertility_rate https://e
by sien 9y ago
Look at the list of fertility rates around the world:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_and_dependencies_by_total_fertility_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_and_d...
It doesn't seem like there is a rich country, say with GDP over 25K that has replacement levels of fertility.
- eximius 9y agoGreat, so the poorest countries that are least capable of supporting their current population will be the most burdened? That isn't encouraging.
- sien 9y agoPoor countries are getting wealthier. Look at the list of countries by GDP growth and sort for the highest ones. Most of them are poor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(real)_per_capita_growth_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(real... Mobile phones, payment systems that avoid corrupt banks like m-pesa and the internet are really helping these places. In addition education is shooting up: https://ourworldindata.org/global-rise-of-education https://ourworldindata.org/global-rise-of-education In 1950 60% of the world was illiterate, today it's less than 20. Have a look at how fertility rates can drop when people get richer and governments allow some fertility control. In the Islamic Republic of Iran fertility rates dropped from about 6 per woman in 1980 to below replacement in 2005. https://www.google.com.au/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&ctype=l&strail=false&bcs=d&nselm=h&met_y=sp_dyn_tfrt_in&scale_y=lin&ind_y=false&rdim=country&idim=country:IRN&ifdim=country&hl=en&dl=en&ind=false https://www.google.com.au/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f...