Europe's demographics issue is worse than the US despite being less "enlightenment" or freedom influenced. China/Japan/Korea are far less individualistic than

Europe's demographics issue is worse than the US despite being less "enlightenment" or freedom influenced. China/Japan/Korea are far less individualistic than the US but have much worse birth rates. Russia also has terrible demographics and doesn't fit into this narrative. The determinants of birth rate are probably more mundane than that. Birth control access Education Rapid industrialization Societal expectations around safety and parental involvement Women working Access to entertainment Cost of housing