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
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    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
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      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.