The Absolute State of Fertility Rates
The Absolute State of Fertility Rates
The general fertility rate, which measures the number of live births per 1,000 women aged 15-44, decreased by 3% in 2023 to about 54.5 births per 1,000 women, marking a historic low. This decline continues a trend that has been observed for decades, with the rate having dropped 21% since its peak in 2007.
From a broader perspective, the total fertility rate, which measures the number of children a woman is expected to have over her lifetime, is also on a downward trajectory. In 2024, it's reported to be 1.786 births per woman, indicating a slight increase from the previous year but still below the replacement level fertility rate of about 2.1, necessary to maintain population stability without immigration.
The cost of living, including childcare, housing, and education, has risen, potentially discouraging larger families or earlier childbearing. The rise of social media, dating apps, and technology has transformed social interactions, potentially affecting relationship formations and the traditional paths to family life. The discussion around "hook-up culture" and delayed commitment reflects this shift.
American birthrate during the years:
1800- 7 children
1850- 5.82 children
1900- 3.94 children
1950- 3 children
2000- 2 children
2023- 1.62 children
A lower birth rate could lead to an aging population, potentially straining social security systems and reducing the workforce, which might affect economic growth unless balanced by immigration or increased productivity.
This trend also reflects broader cultural changes, including the redefinition of family structures and roles, influenced by technology, social media, and global cultural exchange.
There is a broader discussion on how technology, including the use of screens and social media, might affect mental health, leading to conditions like anxiety or depression, which in turn could influence birth rates. This includes indirect effects like the impact of online pornography, often accessible through tech platforms, on relationship dynamics and family stability.
Why do you think the collapsing fertility rates and every state in the US being below replacement rate isn't considered a national health emergency with sweeping investigations into what's causing it?
It's because they want this for sustainable development goals and the WEF agenda. Vaccines, microplastics, EMF, forever chemicals, pesticides, and numerous other substances that haven't been studied are driving this deepening crater and there is no end in sight because our regulatory agencies are captured and bribed to look the other way or facilitate it.
Collapsing fertility rates are a symptom of a much bigger health problem as well, especially in regard to the hormone levels of both men and women, especially men. Testosterone levels have dropped significantly, which has had a profound impact on the overall strength of America as a country because we've become a nation full of spineless who won't speak truth to power or defy the insanity being peddled by the establishment.
This is apocalyptic data, and they don't care to investigate it or resolve the health emergency that will lead to population collapse, and that should tell you everything about what's going on and what the actual agenda is.
_@inversionism
The CPA is either intentionally not thinking, or is lying about his analysis. On that map, how many of the countries around the globe that share the same "red" shading as the USA - also happen to have nationalized healthcare, wages controls, and other big government economic interventions that supposedly make Life more Affordable? Yet they share the same child-less rates as us, or worse. The collective "we" of any society is also shaped by the stories, the norms and customs, the shared tenets of common bonds that can change over time (religion, politics, heritages). What does this say about America today? Are children really THAT expensive to have or are we just telling ourselves that they each require their own rooms and a cadre of goods and activities to fill them, until they turn 25.... ?
We should ask really good questions about all the countries shaded in red: what do they all have in common? Most have an abundance of natural resources, basic infrastructures, some form of social safety nets (although churches have been forced out of the public square and safety net because of government regulations and sometimes literal attacks upon structures and persons). And global rates of poverty have declined. So WHY has humanity chosen to stop reproducing itself in those "prime" locations?
I appreciate all the voices today that are proclaiming the goodness of marriage, work, active civic involvement, volunteering, owning private property, defending freedoms of religion and speech, protecting human life from conception until natural death, protecting the innocence of children, fostering good relationships with neighbors and friends (front porch movements), and re-learning the skills of discussion and debate and authentic communication.
This sad state of affairs and global malaise can change, one growing and flourishing family at a time!