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#583 - Stephen J. Shaw - Is Population Collapse A Real Risk?

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What Are the Trends?

In the 1980s, mid-80s, the average mother in the US was having 2.5 children. In 1973, 6% of mothers were having 4 more children in Japan. The issue really is not the birth rate issue; it's childlessness. Where numbers are trending towards 30%, 35%, in South Korea and Italy, it's 40%.

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