House prices in urban centers are high leading to downward mobility for some, whereas globally, the trend is reversed with the poorest countries having the most children and the richest having the fewest. The best predictor of people having children is crossing a certain GDP per capita threshold, which is relatively low. Countries below replacement fertility rates include not only rich countries but also those like Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Middle East, and South America. The dynamic of fertility rates cannot be solely explained by materialistic or economic factors.

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