I don't think that population increases are caused purely by poorness. Culture and rural environment are the most important factors, IMHO. The latter because if

I don't think that population increases are caused purely by poorness. Culture and rural environment are the most important factors, IMHO. The latter because if you're not living in the city you need kids to help you earn money, and you get the payoff from them faster, since they mostly don't go to (expensive) colleges etc. I hardly know anything about Albania, but I suppose it's far more urbanised than China and its culture is vastly different.