BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz · 9 months agoNew Zealand's birth rate falls to lowest since World War IIwww.rnz.co.nzexternal-linkmessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down12
arrow-up128arrow-down1external-linkNew Zealand's birth rate falls to lowest since World War IIwww.rnz.co.nzBalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz · 9 months agomessage-square53fedilink
minus-squareswearengenlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·9 months ago That was despite a 3 percent increase in the number of women aged between 15 and 49 - when most births occur. This combination - fewer births and more women of child-bearing age - resulted in a record-low fertility rate of 1.56 births per woman. The total fertility rate has been below the replacement rate of 2.1 births per woman since 2013. It’s been fascinating to see this global trend take hold. The ramifications will be interesting to say the least.
minus-squareBalpeenHammer@lemmy.nzOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 months agoIt had to happen sooner or later. We can’t grow the global population forever.
It’s been fascinating to see this global trend take hold. The ramifications will be interesting to say the least.
It had to happen sooner or later. We can’t grow the global population forever.