Yes. There is food scarcity in North Korea and the political and economic environment there is not conducive to pursuing happiness. Probably people in rural

Yes. There is food scarcity in North Korea and the political and economic environment there is not conducive to pursuing happiness. Probably people in rural North Korea want children for labor purposes but feeding them might be a burden. In Iran there are water shortages, drought, high inflation, and a regime that is despised by a large majority of the people.