The global birth rate is tanking..

And governments are treating this as "bad news".. Go figure.
Now we can discuss the why of it. Birth control in developed countries for women who want careers. Pullotion enetering the population through drugs,antibiotic overload and microplastics as well as heavy metals and toxins entering the water supply. Oy 'lifestyles of poor and fad diets and high fat ansodium causing obesity and lowering life expectancy in places like America.
The why isnt important.. But only a few short years ago overpopulation was the problem that was going to make the planet unlivable. And here is the solution presenting itself and governments see it as a problem.. Go Figure..😷

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SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

It's a societal and economic problem because ageing populations require a critical mass of working age people to support them. So countries with stagnant or falling birth rates will need to be more open to the reality of substantial immigration in the future.

swirlie · F

@SunshineGirl

..or those same countries have to give their citizens reason for having kids in the first place. Right now throughout the world, that incentive isn't there which is why women are making a conscious choice to not bring kids into the world at this point in time. This is a global phenomenon, not a country-specific issue.

SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

@swirlie Incentives are the same as they have been throughout human history. Do you mean using public funds to make it cheaper to bring up children?

swirlie · F

@SunshineGirl
Not really, Sunshine! And public funding have nothing to do with it. Many women are choosing to avoid having children right now because of the kind of world we live in and the kind of people who are running it in civilized countries. For that reason, woman are saying 'no' right now, or at least are delaying for the foreseeable future.

SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

@swirlie But a family can also be seen as a refuge from public life. If I were capable of producing children myself I might hesitate because of environmental pollution and generally declining standards of living for the young.

swirlie · F

@SunshineGirl
Many women around the world are sharing your thoughts, which is why the birth rate is at it's lowest ever in civilized Nations globally. This means that those same Nations will have no choice but to permit increased immigration to their country, otherwise that critical mass you speak of will not be attained.