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Increasing the high-density urban population leads to even lower fertility. "We find a robust association between density and fertility over time, both within-
by pnw 1y ago
Increasing the high-density urban population leads to even lower fertility.
"We find a robust association between density and fertility over time, both within- and between-countries. That is, increases in population density are associated with declines in fertility rates, controlling for a variety of socioeconomic, socioecological, geographic, population-based, and female empowerment variables."
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34914431/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34914431/
- toomuchtodo 1y agoThis is inevitable. The Steep Curve to Peak Urban - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45265342 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45265342 - September 2025 > Cities are engines of productivity, trade, innovation and prosperity. We’ve built, re-built and expanded in cities because they bring us closer, offer us greater access to jobs, services, ideas, opportunities and experiences. They make us overall wealthier and healthier, as long as we invest in addressing the side effects and unintended consequences of urbanization. https://population.un.org/wpp/ https://population.un.org/wpp/