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this will happen. when people are getting rich, they prefer to have less kids. UN predicted the largest number of population is 12 billion in future thirty year
by melagonster 3y ago
this will happen. when people are getting rich, they prefer to have less kids. UN predicted the largest number of population is 12 billion in future thirty years, then population start to diminish.
- WarOnPrivacy 3y ago> when people are getting rich, they prefer to have less kids. People are also having less kids because they are too poor. It's hard to pair off in an economy where 4 typical incomes are needed to make basic bills. I know young people who aren't dating because there's presently no point. They aren't in the minority who earn enough to pay for half a household - nevertheless afford children.
- williamcotton 3y agoUh, poor people have way more kids: https://www.statista.com/statistics/241530/birth-rate-by-family-income-in-the-us/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/241530/birth-rate-by-fam...
- defrost 3y agoWhich in itself is a good argument to raise the standard of living from the bottom upwards .. below some ceiling of per capita consumption that exceeds current planet capacity to endure.
- melagonster 3y agowhen society rich enough, the only way can let people want more kids is offer economic help. so this is not a pure linear relationship.
- WarOnPrivacy 3y ago> Uh, poor people have way more kids: Not in a wealthy country like the US they aren't. https://www.statista.com/statistics/562541/birth-rate-by-poverty-status-in-the-us/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/562541/birth-rate-by-pov... Poor people get the burdens of a rich economy (ex: increasingly complex living) but have far fewer resources to offset them.
- Ajedi32 3y agoThe graph you linked directly contradicts your comment.