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How can 10x the number of children be born per second than the number of marriages?

• ljsprague 2y ago
  Out of wedlock? Large families?
• madcaptenor 2y ago
  From a bit of cursory googling the birth numbers seem right but the marriage numbers are low. I wonder if they're only counting marriages in countries where marriage data is available.
  • sebmellen 2y ago
    That would be my guess too. Strange I got downvoted for that question.
• paxys 2y ago
  Why is that surprising? You don't have to be married to have a child. A couple isn't restricted to one child. And the number is 5-6x not 10x.
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• ViktorRay 2y ago
  Remember to keep in mind this data is based on global statistics. In various different cultures and subcultures the ratios may be different