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China already does procreate far less. 1.16 children per woman[1], vs. U.S. 1.66 per woman[2]. [1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/270164/fertility-rate-in

• seanmcdirmid 3y ago
  How did China's fertility rate drop so quickly? They were at 1.81 in 2017 and then...1.16 in 2021? It doesn't seem to be related to just the pandemic. The only thing that makes sense is maybe the government going from discouraging fertility to encouraging it (i.e. people just do the opposite of what the government encourages them to do).
  • cutemonster 3y ago
    Doesn't need to be current time events causing that. Look at the population pyramid - look at how much fewer people there are, below 30 (a sharp dip), and a small shortage of women on top of that. That's 30 years lag https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_China https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_China (from 2020)