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I hate when journalists use nasty tricks to make their point stronger. This is not good journalism. Look at the "Rich but Shrinking" graph in the article. I'll
by simonebrunozzi 4y ago
I hate when journalists use nasty tricks to make their point stronger. This is not good journalism.
Look at the "Rich but Shrinking" graph in the article. I'll report the numbers here for simplicity:
Country / number of babies per woman
Israel: 2.9
Mexico: 2.1
France: 1.8
US: 1.6
Australia: 1.6
UK: 1.6
Germany: 1.5
Canada: 1.5
Spain: 1.4
Japan: 1.3
Korea: 0.8
(all numbers as of 2020 except Korea)
Now, there are a few things happening with this.
1) Numbers are wrong. Based on World Data [0], Spain is 1.2, not 1.4.
2) Notable countries are missing from the list: Hong Kong (0.9), Singapore (0.9), Italy (1.2).
3) "Korea is the world’s fastest-aging nation among economies with per capita GDP of at least $30,000," conflicts with the fact that you include Mexico in your list of countries (Mexico's GDP is below $30,000), just to make Korea's problem look worse.
[0]: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.TFRT.IN?most_recent_value_desc=false https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.TFRT.IN?most_rec...
- thematrixturtle 4y agoSingapore is small and an educational pressure cooker like Korea, but makes up for its low birthrate with huge amounts of both permanent skilled immigration and temporary unskilled foreign labor. This is an unusual combo, but it's unlikely to face a demographic crunch anytime soon.