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Can you name a modern state that is reproducing at above levels that sustain the population numbers? (Immigration doesn't count)
by nodata 12y ago
Can you name a modern state that is reproducing at above levels that sustain the population numbers? (Immigration doesn't count)
- jpollock 12y agoNew Zealand http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/population/births/BirthsAndDeaths_HOTPYeDec13.aspx http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/population/births/...
- wisty 12y agoNZ's fertility rate is below replacement (it needs to be a little more than 2.0). If you look at raw deaths / birth, Japan only crossed into negative growth in 2008. But it's had lower fertility (below 2.0) since the mid 1970s. If natural increase is driven by people living longer, it's only going to happen for a while.
- jpollock 12y agoStill New Zealand, which was running at 2.12 in 2009, with a long term (30 year) average of 2.01. http://www.socialreport.msd.govt.nz/people/fertility.html http://www.socialreport.msd.govt.nz/people/fertility.html The USA is running at 2.09 in 2009.