How can countries deal with falling birth rates?
www.bbc.co.uk
As the UK and US continue to see falling birth rates, options to deal with the issue are limited.
  • threelonmusketeersEnglish
    61·
    7 months ago

    the result was improved lives for everyone

    *for everyone who survived.

    I’d argue that the lives of those who died from wars and plagues got much worse, particularly due to the whole “dying” part.

    • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      7 months ago

      But not having babies isn’t killing anyone. It’s the best type of population decline. It’s also slower than war/plague so it’s an easier transition.

      • threelonmusketeersEnglish
        1·
        5 months ago

        It’s also slower than war/plague so it’s an easier transition.

        It is easier, but not without challenges. Each person (on average) caring for four elderly grandparents could be quite the burden.

        • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          5 months ago

          WW2 killed the able-bodied workers at the prime of their lives leaving elderly grandparents. Yet the 1950’s weren’t an economic disaster.