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submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago (2 children)

If the birth rate is too low, the population will progressively become older and older with fewer young people there to support them

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

So what is considered a good birth rate? I would assume over 1 should be fine.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

2.1 is maintenance level. Each child has 2 parents, and the .1 accounts for infant deaths, etc.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Put like that, I can see the issue.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Once all the old people did which will be soon then the issue solves itself. Then maintaining a manageable population will be easy.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The thing about old people is that young people turn into them

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Oh dang.