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9. Total fertility rate: 1.728 per woman (2.1 is replacement rate)

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Wed May 15, 2019, 05:04 PM

May 2019

The total fertility rate fell to 1,728 births per 1,000 women over their lifetimes — a 2% fall from 2017. That's far below the replacement rate of 2,100 births per 1,000 women.

But the population is still increasing due to immigration and because the population is still relatively young. The population is increasing by 1 person every 16 seconds -- that's 1.97 million / year.

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U.S. Births Fell To A 32-Year Low In 2018; CDC Says Birthrate Is In Record Slump [View all] jpak May 2019 OP

Well considering how automation is replacing people in time a lower birth rate might cstanleytech May 2019 #1

Just like the wheel did... LanternWaste May 2019 #22

This is a good thing montanacowboy May 2019 #2

"Birth Strike" soryang May 2019 #3

Um... rownesheck May 2019 #4

It's a good thing. MH1 May 2019 #5

Hillary must be responsible for this patphil May 2019 #6

Coming soon... peacefreak2.0 May 2019 #7

Considering that our planet appears to be dying, I am glad that I never had kids. StevieM May 2019 #8

+1 CountAllVotes May 2019 #19

I don't know what the exact timeline will look like--but the prognosis is bleak. StevieM May 2019 #21

Sad facts CountAllVotes May 2019 #23

Total fertility rate: 1.728 per woman (2.1 is replacement rate) progree May 2019 #9

Did I start a trend? BigmanPigman May 2019 #10

Apparently. In China, total births fell 12 percent from 2017 to 2018. China's pop. may peak in 2023 progree May 2019 #11

New Rule: I Didn't Reproduce Day Real Time with Bill Maher nycbos May 2019 #12

I read the other day LogicFirst May 2019 #13

Good! n/t X_Digger May 2019 #14

Who in the world would want to bring a child into this world? Dem2theMax May 2019 #15

In 1957 Mendocino May 2019 #16

Read the book Empty Planet PoindexterOglethorpe May 2019 #17

I've never felt economically secure enough to bring a child into this world. Yavin4 May 2019 #18

Not surprising. Life is scary at the moment. honest.abe May 2019 #20