Source: spiked
by Phil Mullan
“In Britain and most other countries today, the birth rate has fallen below replacement levels – usually defined as 2.1 babies per woman. Fertility first fell below replacement levels in about 1973, and since 2010 has fallen steadily to about 1.55 babies per woman. In a few countries, including China and Japan, there have already been absolute population declines. These trends are now prompting a lot of doom-laden commentary from demographers, economists and politicians. They claim that an ageing population, with ever-fewer working-age people supporting ever-more retirees, is creating an unsustainable burden for society. But these fears about an ageing population are not as new as they seem. In fact, in 1939, during a House of Lords debate on ‘population problems,’ Viscount Samuel expressed concerns about Britain’s falling birth rate that are very similar to those being expressed today.” (11/16/24)
https://www.spiked-online.com/2024/11/16/the-myth-of-the-population-time-bomb/