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'Remarkable' Decline in Fertility Rates

posted by mrpg on Friday November 16 2018, @02:15AM   Printer-friendly
from the not-so-many-men-are-having-children-either dept.

upstart writes in with a submission, via IRC, for Bytram:

'Remarkable' decline in fertility rates

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".

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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday November 16 2018, @03:54AM (8 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Friday November 16 2018, @03:54AM (#762517) Journal

    What's that word? Disingenuous? The population of the US is shrinking. That shrinking population is being offset by (mostly illegal) immigration. "Massive growth" is in store, but that will be due to colonization by other, non-US populations.

    Americans are on the way out, and Mexicans and South Americans are on their way in.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @04:05AM (7 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @04:05AM (#762522)

    What is the fundamental difference between an American and a Mexican or South American?

    • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @06:59AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @06:59AM (#762578)

      What is the fundamental difference between an American and a Mexican or South American?

      Americans amass troops on the border, the Mexicans let the caravan pass and the South Americans travel in caravan.

    • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @08:10AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @08:10AM (#762591)

      obviously, south americans come from the south american continent, and mexicans come from the mexican continent.

    • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @08:46AM (3 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @08:46AM (#762602)

      What is the fundamental difference between an American and a Mexican or South American?

      Hue?

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @09:56AM (1 child)

        by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @09:56AM (#762627)

        Chroma!

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @12:35PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @12:35PM (#762662)

          Tint!!

      • (Score: 2) by driverless on Friday November 16 2018, @10:15AM

        by driverless (4770) on Friday November 16 2018, @10:15AM (#762635)

        Due? Lue?

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @06:15PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @06:15PM (#762775)

      the somewhat successful culture caucasoids have built and which is in jeopardy due to these destitute amer-indian/mongoloid hordes?