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.
  • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    6 months ago

    When population declines enough, population will go back up.

    Population decline isn’t a bad thing. The Black Plague, WW1, WW2. All were more severe population declines and the result was improved lives for everyone.

    • threelonmusketeersEnglish
      61·
      6 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·
        6 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·
          4 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·
            4 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.