Fertility and Modern Economy

As countries become more economically developed, fertility rates decrease. This is likely due to the fact that people become more engaged with the modern economy and are more valuable to it. The modern economy rewards those who are most productive with just enough money to keep them productive, rather than having kids or doing other long-term beneficial activities. This draws people into cities and makes it even harder to have kids. Higher income families are often the exception to this trend, as they do not need the economy as much and can afford to have more children.

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