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peppertree

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37. 20% lower, actually.

Reply to Warpy (Reply #33)

Wed May 5, 2021, 02:56 PM

May 2021

The depression-era fertility rate lows, reached 2.07 children (over a lifetime) in 1936.

Last year's figure came out to 1.66.

Still higher than in most of the other developed countries though.

Take these 2019 comparisons (the latest available for most countries; 2020 figures are lower):

France......1.83
Australia...1.82
U.K..........1.67
Germany...1.64
Canada.....1.53
Russia......1.53
Japan.......1.28
Spain.......1.27
Italy.........1.25
S. Korea...0.93

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U.S. fertility dips to its lowest rate since the 1970s [View all] brooklynite May 2021 OP

Here come the vaccine blamers soothsayer May 2021 #1

Um, this data is from 2020...vaccines didn't exist. brooklynite May 2021 #2

I don't think that matters to anti vaxxers. LisaL May 2021 #3

Exactly this soothsayer May 2021 #15

Probably wont keep them from blaming. They're not devoted to facts. NT enough May 2021 #4

There's a time machine in that injected microchip. Obviously. (nt) muriel_volestrangler May 2021 #16

Lol for real Unwind Your Mind May 2021 #23

'It Reaches Zero In 2045': Scientist Makes Startling Prediction About Sperm Counts NotHardly May 2021 #20

The hypothesis for The Handmaid's Tale. nt Wednesdays May 2021 #24

Any studies on ova? Marthe48 May 2021 #31

All those anti-immigrant Republicans haven't made the connection between immigrants Lonestarblue May 2021 #5

BINGO! modrepub May 2021 #21

Not to worry, Trump and the GOP did their best to solve the Social Security crisis by... LudwigPastorius May 2021 #30

+1. Or immigrants and the housing boom dalton99a May 2021 #35

Seems like lots of babies for those 14 and under, multigraincracker May 2021 #6

I don't know how you got that from the article. LisaL May 2021 #8

It is what is not in the article I was looking at. N/T multigraincracker May 2021 #10

So you assumed based on no information? LisaL May 2021 #14

There is some evidence of this. multigraincracker May 2021 #18

That, however, is an article from May 2020 reporting the 2019 figures muriel_volestrangler May 2021 #19

Decline by choice? Deciding to have smaller families? Freethinker65 May 2021 #7

Putting off having a baby until employment is secure, perhaps (or not) muriel_volestrangler May 2021 #17

Bars were closed. twodogsbarking May 2021 #9

everything we eat, drink and breathe is so adulterated mdbl May 2021 #11

On the mark comment. twodogsbarking May 2021 #12

+1 appalachiablue May 2021 #29

We might have a baby boom after COVID IronLionZion May 2021 #13

I wouldn't be surprised. Steelrolled May 2021 #34

Personally, I can't imagine birdographer May 2021 #22

I feel the same way. Mickju May 2021 #25

+1 flibbitygiblets May 2021 #26

good. we need massively lower population if we expect to survive much longer. bullimiami May 2021 #27

Absolutely! Most if not all earth's problems will resolve without stupid humans screwing things up PortTack May 2021 #28

More concerning to me is... LudwigPastorius May 2021 #32

WaPo said as low as the 1930s Warpy May 2021 #33

20% lower, actually. peppertree May 2021 #37

No. The fertility rate is the lowest ON RECORD. peppertree May 2021 #36

Thanks for the info, and in your #37 above too 😂 n/t progree May 2021 #38

You're welcome peppertree May 2021 #39