What are the causes of the western worlds declining birth rate?

[ManHater]

Fewer and fewer westerners are having kids and even kids at a later date in life. Not many families have 2 kids or more. So the government has this idea that bringing in people from 3rd world countries with 10 + kids is a method to solve the countries declining birth rates.
Yet western born citizens don't seem to be having kids like those people in impoverished countries.

[Stoner710]

That fact that we no longer need big families, You see a hire birth rate in places some places in Africa and Asian they need more children because they need them to work on the farm or family businesses. Look at the birth rate in places like japan they have a lower birth rate because they have modernized same with Korea (China it was forced). So because you no longer need worker to work on the farm you won’t have to create your own workers so you have less children. Children become a luxury at that point

[Reason4Stars]

I'd assume this is mainly due to an increase in birth control availability in 1st world Western countries. Two other factors might be the fact that the west has seemingly become less family oriented and doesn't feel the need to settle down and have children, as well as abortion becoming more widespread/available/accepted... I have my own opinions regarding the morality behind such changes, but those are just the factual aspects I initially think of regarding why there is such a discrepancy between birth rates worldwide.

[Ccheeto99]

It’s not really only western countries. The correlation so more between first world, wealthy countries and low birth rates. First world East Asian countries like Korea and Japan is also concerned about low birth rates right now. Probably lower than the US because I’m pretty sure America has a high rate of teen pregnancy. But I’ve never even heard of that happening in Korea, like I’m sure it happens but not as Freire math as it does over here

[Ccheeto99]

Correlation *is more between

[Ccheeto99]

Not as *frequently* as it does here
Omg I fricken hate auto correct

[KatanaSlice]

It’s mainly first world countries

[Cherokeehp]

More access to contraceptives and because babies are expensive.

[Anonymous]

At least two things

Leftists teaching children that the world is dangerously overpopulated. These kids then think having children is wrong. Meanwhile shit countries are reproducing like rabbits. Then they ask us to donate money to feed them.

Feminists not only encourage girls to eschew relationships and children but they actively attack and denigrate women who want to get married and have kids.

The west doesn't have any issue supporting their children but they are the only ones who are stupid enough not to have more children

[tartaarsaus]

People in wealthier countries are less dependent on their children for future consumption and have greater ability to attain more education, to plan your career more and alike. Naturally, as people have children later due to other priorities, there will be fewer children. And the parent is relatively less dependent on the child for future needs, so birthing more children is not necessary.


Globally, birth rates have been declining as wealth has increased.

[cnhinton]

Birth rates are also starting to go down in third world countries.

Once the birth rate reaches full stabilization and the world gets older to prevent fertility, hopefully the elites unleash ww3 to finally cull the herd.

I say it will happen before 2050.

[007kingifrit]

its not really the western world its the whole world minus a few really trashy places. china actually has the lowest rate aka they are aging the fastest, japan is the oldest population meaning they have already hit their lowest birth rates

here is an interesting lecture on the subject

https://www.youtube.com/embed/_-1MquvFmUA

[Agape93]

People can’t afford it, and plenty don’t want to because of the shit world they’d be brought into.

[nodnol32]

Immigration is really costly. Someone with 10 children who can afford immigration will probably opt not too since they're definitely really rich.

[OddBeMe]

Wealth inequality. Rising cost of children. No interest in it. Not sure if it’s nature spreading a lack of interest amongst young people or what. But we do need a global decline of births.

[NorthwestRider]

There are soo many fucking people on this planet already

Plus having babies is $$$$$

[Twalli]

People have more kids if it's likely some will die. Western medicine decreases that likelihood

[The_Sal]

democrats and their anti black population control