• Sentinian@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    So on the topic, can someone explain why birth rates are so important if it isn’t lower then the death rate? I see this issue so much and I really can’t find a good issue other then economic reasons

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      1 year ago

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

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      1 year ago

      Really your only answers are going to be based in economics.

      A society can absolutely thrive with a 1:1 ratio, but not built around a capitalistic mindset. Quite frankly China’s probably the best person to have this problem and they ignore the whims of capitalism for their countries residents quite often.

      Possible non-economic considerations could be not having enough people to build a military and lack of cultural exportation. Both of which China doesn’t really have any problems with.