Europe's shrinking population is becoming big business as rich governments worldwide offer incentives to reverse low birth rates. Countries like Sweden and Finland are experiencing record-low birth rates, leading to concerns about future workforce and potential impacts on war. The decision to have children is seen as a personal choice, but governments are urged to address demographic shifts caused by declining birth rates.
Why do you think global birthrates are plummeting so much? 👀 https://t.co/4vffw0Bip9
Given how absolutely fucked global birth rates in high income countries are at this point, if you’re in your early 20s now you’re almost incentivized to hold out given the obvious wave of pro-baby perks/stimulus coming in the 2030s. https://t.co/CtXZHo5VML
One cause of the low birthrate crisis is absurdly high expectations around parenting - it's a big part of why TFR is so low in developed countries. @SimoneHCollins obviously love their kids deeply. If you have an overly precious view about kids, you probably won't have very many. https://t.co/R1rcpQxtZr
Why do East Asian countries have such low birth rates after the post WW2 boom, whereas Scandinavian countries have higher, more sustainable birth rates? How do we solve it?
The decision to have children is a personal one and should stay that way. But governments need to pay heed to rapid demographic shifts—and adapt to baby busts https://t.co/tlz5wxKJxk 👇
The biggest upside of the global low birthrate and fertility phenomenon is that we are much less likely to have war going forward. It will be almost impossible for any developed countries to replace their productive male population if they get into major scale war and lose a big…
Birth rates COLLAPSING 🇸🇪 Sweden just recorded it's lowest birth rate on record since 1749. 🇫🇮 Finland now also recorded it's lowest birth rate on record. What do you think is causing this?
Rich governments around the world are trying every incentive they can think of to reverse low birth rates. Simply putting cash in the pockets of new parents may have the biggest impact https://t.co/6X7RNrsTHX 👇
Europe’s shrinking population has long raised concerns about its economic prospects. But for some, it’s turning into big business. https://t.co/0ctEnmARVN