Europe’s most populous country sees fertility rates fall below crucial threshold of 1.4

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Three more EU member states — including the most populous, Germany — have joined the list of countries with “ultra-low” fertility rates, highlighting the extent of the region’s demographic challenges.

Official statistics show Germany’s birth rate fell to 1.35 children per woman in 2023, below the UN’s “ultra-low” threshold of 1.4 — characterising a scenario where falling birth rates become tough to reverse.

Estonia and Austria also passed under the 1.4 threshold, joining the nine EU countries — including Spain, Greece and Italy — that in 2022 had fertility rates below 1.4 children per woman.

  • SubArcticTundra
    1·
    3 days ago

    Is it truly a means problem in Germany or is it a cultural decision?

    • sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
      14·
      3 days ago

      The regime wants everyone to believe it is a “cultural” decision. I don’t buy that narrative. In US there is clearly desire to have kids for majority but most people are opting out due to socio economic conditions same in other angle countries.

      I am willing to take risk to assume it is the same in germnay.

      truly a means problem in Germany

      This implies that Germans have no money issues?

      US is wealthiest country in the world and most people are objectively poor here but they they got got their iphones 🤡