UK birthrates have fallen to record lows, with the 2024 total fertility rate (TFR) in England and Wales dropping to 1.41 children per woman, the lowest level since records began. This marks the third consecutive year of record-low, with 594,677 live births in 2024. The decline is driven by economic factors, lifestyle changes, and fewer young adults planning to have children.
Wow, okay, now you kinda understand why your government rely on immigration to sustain their workforce and prevent severe population decline by trying to make your country is attractive enough to make immigrants come.
As someone myself who has no intention of having children, my reasons being I believe the world is becoming worse-off every year and I don't want to subjugate my own children to it. i wouldn't oppose having children if I find the "right person" or "true love" of my life, but I would feel a pang of guilt if my own government slowly oppress rights that my children will just accept as the norm.
In UK, Indonesia, and some countries may be it's becoming worse, but the whole world?
But long-term data overwhelmingly shows that while the world is not perfect and faces serious, ongoing threats like climate change and regional conflict ... the long-term, multi-generational trend shows significant, consistent improvements in human health, wealth, and safety.
This is compared to 1800-1950 and before of course.
The risk of dying from natural disasters reduced, global average life expectancy has rising, global literacy rates have risen, and interstate wars are rarer & significantly less deadly.
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