[ExI] Birthrate falling worldwide - not just in the developed nations

[Kelly Anderson]

On Fri, Oct 25, 2024 at 5:57 AM William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> I am familiar with the theory that in undeveloped countries, the more they
> get food-secure, the fewer babies they have.
>
> But what theory explains the countries like Canada?   bill w
>
>
One thing that is contributing to global depopulation is the trend towards
living in cities. In the country, additional kids are free labor to help
around the farm. In the cities, extra kids mean extra expenses. If kids
can't contribute, then why have kids goes this line of reasoning.

The absolute worst country is South Korea. Their reproductive rate hovers
right around 1.0 which is frighteningly low.

-Kelly
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