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re: Fertility rates drop to record low in 2023
Posted on 4/25/24 at 9:50 am to Dire Wolf
Posted on 4/25/24 at 9:50 am to Dire Wolf
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Meanwhile, births continued to shift to older mothers. Older age groups saw smaller decreases in birth rates, and the birth rate was highest among women ages 30 to 34 – with about 95 births for every 1,000 women in this group in 2023. Women 40 and older were the only group to see an increase in birth rate, although – at less than 13 births for every 1,000 women – it remained lower than any other age group.
This is at least part of it but definitely doesn't make up for what seems to be a cultural reduction in people wanting kids.
Have 3 close friends all in late 30's about to have their 1st child. Anecdotally I think alot of young people are waiting these days, but naturally even that would lead to less kids b/c there isnt much time to pop out multiple kids.
This post was edited on 4/25/24 at 9:51 am
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Posted on 4/25/24 at 9:56 am to rintintin
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This is at least part of it but definitely doesn't make up for what seems to be a cultural reduction in people wanting kids.
The easy one is the correlation with women joining the workforce and the rapid fertility rate dropping in the 1960s. It correlate perfectly.
But women in the workforce has been decreasing since the 2000s, but fertility rates have continues to decrease, despite a small uptick in the 1990s.
My opinion is that the cultural aspect began when women entered the workforce, which became engrained, and now we are simply seeing the cycle of up and down with economic cycles.
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