'Remarkable' decline in fertility rates

[PeteC]

Is this the beginning of a natural population rebalancing adjustment?


https://www.bbc.com/news/health-46118103


There has been a remarkable global decline in the number of children women are having, say researchers.

Their report found fertility rate falls meant nearly half of countries were now facing a "baby bust" - meaning there are insufficient children to maintain their population size.

The researchers said the findings were a "huge surprise".

And there would be profound consequences for societies with "more grandparents than grandchildren".......

[buksida]

Microplastics entering the food chain can affect fertility ... its not going to improve.

https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and- ... isoning-us

[Nereus]

All very well. But it is the wrong place.

The fertility rate in Niger, west Africa, is 7.1,

[STEVE G]

I see that Japan is now having a problem finding workers due to an ageing population and a falling birthrate:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/ ... nt-workers

[oakdale160]

The more education a woman has and the higher her pay is, the later she will start her family and the number of children that she has will be less than the poorly educated, poorly paid.