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NZ'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
by wisty 13y ago
NZ'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 13y 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.