Replacement fertility rate is 2.08 children per woman. Less than that, and society shrinks, more, and it grows. In less than 70 years, worldwide fertility has fallen by nearly 50% from 4.7 to 2.4, slightly above replacement fertility. Every industrialized nation today has fertility rates under replacement levels. The consequences for the world are larger than we imagine. Childlessness means aging populations will have minimized support, and the young people will bear the burdens. Demographic winter is coming. Get the facts, discover what’s at stake, and learn what you can do.
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