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I'm in Israel - we have a self-sustaining birth rate amongst both the Jewish and Arab populations, both religious and secular. Then again culture here is very,
by cik 6y ago
I'm in Israel - we have a self-sustaining birth rate amongst both the Jewish and Arab populations, both religious and secular. Then again culture here is very, very family based.
- JoeAltmaier 6y agoYet even Israel has seen it drop drastically, not yet to settle. See this, graph at the end: https://ifstudies.org/blog/a-new-normal-an-updated-look-at-fertility-trends-across-the-globe https://ifstudies.org/blog/a-new-normal-an-updated-look-at-f...
- cik 6y agoOur birth rate has barely dropped. It's gone from an average of 3.11 births in 2018 to 3.08 births in 2019. Interestingly, the birth rate varies greatly by city, with Jerusalem's being twice Haifa's.
- JoeAltmaier 6y agoThere were populations that were as high as 9 in the 1960's. All have fallen in line with global trends.
- HuwytNashi_007 6y agoI suspect Jews don't allow the same errrr "advertising" in Israel that the largely-progressive Jewish media is renowned for in the West. Our kids experience such hyper-exposure to themes including LGBTQI+, interracial relationships, career > family, promiscuity > monogamy, etc that it's a miracle we're having any kids at all! Things will change though, they always do.