Canada's total fertility rate fell again last year, reaching a record low of 1.25 children per woman, following years of decline.

Canada’s total fertility rate fell again last year, reaching a record low of 1.25 children per woman, following years of decline.

Published Wednesday, new data from Statistics Canada show the birth rate slipping 1.6 per cent from 2023; the first year that fertility rates fell below 1.3 children per woman.

  • pilferjinx@piefed.socialEnglish
    1·
    3 days ago

    There’s got to be a saturation point of correlated pressures. Like age, size, amount of available resources, culture, ect. I don’t think you can compare 1:1, can you?

    • Jake Farm@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      I’m just trying to point out that Nordic countries did address those things and their birthrate is still incredibly low, I am starting to think that even given the free time, support, and financial resources, the majority of people don’t want kids. Not a single country has been able to raise their birthrate above replacement once it has gone below.

      • Hanrahan@slrpnk.netEnglish
        12·
        1 day ago

        This, once women are free to choose (free of religious indoctrination, patriarchal coercion or a lack of access to contraception/abortion) they mostly choose 0,1 or 2 kids. This happens every where. Sweden pours a fortune into helping women , Hungary gives massive tax incentives and bonuses to breed, none of that works either.

        If you want to continuously grow the poulation for some stupid reason, for every woman choosing that, you need another choosing 4 or more, even 2 is below replacement.

        A goal of a planet with no more than 100million should be aspirational.