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Originally Posted by MonkeyRonin
Birth rates are declining everywhere, but few as quickly as Canada. Compared to most of our culturally/economically similar peers with less severe housing/cost of living crises, all are higher:
France: 1.83
Denmark: 1.67
Sweden: 1.66
US: 1.64
Ireland: 1.63
New Zealand: 1.61
Australia: 1.58
UK: 1.56
Germany: 1.53
What else would we expect when this country is run as a gerontocracy?
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Obviously the decision to have kids is partly related to housing, and the economy. But your list doesn't really explain all the countries with an even lower fertility rates than Canada's 1.43 (using the same data set you referenced), that also have lower housing costs.
Greece 1.39
Portugal 1.38
Poland 1.33
Italy 1.25
Spain 1.19