This seems flawed. The author claims fertility is important but there's not a single mention of immigration. Why does this matter? Because it's the only thing

This seems flawed. The author claims fertility is important but there's not a single mention of immigration. Why does this matter? Because it's the only thing holding up the US population growth [1]. Another issue: Israel tops this metric but its economy is in a dire state [2]. Lastly, there's no consideration here given to wealth inequality, at least not directly. It matters. South Korea has the lowest birth rate of any country in the world (~0.7 children per woman). South Korea is dying. Why? There are lots of reasons but a big one is that it's so expensive to raise children in South Korea as well as all the expectations placed on South Korean women. You notice this with other countries that rank highly, like Qatar, which has a relatively small native population who are quite wealthy but a huge underclass of migrant labourers. [1]: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/1-source-us-population-growth-immigrants-like-me-johann-harnoss-phd-u8m2e/ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/1-source-us-population-growth... [2]: https://theconversation.com/israel-11-months-of-war-have-battered-the-countrys-economy-237915 https://theconversation.com/israel-11-months-of-war-have-bat...