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minus-squareSentinian@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoSo what is considered a good birth rate? I would assume over 1 should be fine.
minus-squareSybilVane@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up16·edit-21 year ago2.1 is maintenance level. Each child has 2 parents, and the .1 accounts for infant deaths, etc.
minus-squarekarlthemailman@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-21 year agoDepends how you are presenting the number. Over 1 per person is ok, but this is 1.1 per woman. So closer to .5 per person.
minus-squareSentinian@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoPut like that, I can see the issue.
So what is considered a good birth rate? I would assume over 1 should be fine.
2.1 is maintenance level. Each child has 2 parents, and the .1 accounts for infant deaths, etc.
Depends how you are presenting the number. Over 1 per person is ok, but this is 1.1 per woman. So closer to .5 per person.
Put like that, I can see the issue.