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Mark Steyn ( https://www.steynonline.com/7788/leading-by-example )

Yet the fact is that, with the arrival of President Macron in the charmed circle, the leaders of Europe's biggest economies and of all the European members of the G7 are childless: Germany's Angela Merkel, Britain's Theresa May, Italy's Paolo Gentiloni, and now France's Macron.

This would have been not just statistically improbable but all but impossible for most of human history. Whatever Euro-politics is about, it's not, as Bill Clinton was wont to say, the future of all our children. Indeed, of the six founding members of the European Union - France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg - five are led by childless prime ministers: joining Merkel, Gentiloni and Macron at the no-need-for-daycare Euro-summit are the Dutch PM Mark Rutte and the Luxemburger Xavier Bettel. Mark Rutte is single and childless. Xavier Bettel of Lux is married, but gay and, hélas, for the moment without progeny.

Indeed, it would have been a clean sweep of all six of the EU's founding members - a non-procreative sextet - had not Charles Michel succeeded another gay PM, Belgium's Elio di Rupo. While M di Rupo also remains unblessed by any visit from the Euro-Stork, M Michel has managed to sire a brace of moppets. So that's two kids between six prime ministers.

12 posted on 05/21/2017 10:58:22 PM PDT by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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2016 List by the World Bank
Rank Country Fertility rate
in 2016
(births/woman)
200 South Korea 1.2
199 Portugal 1.2
198 Hong Kong (China) 1.2
197 Macau (China) 1.2
196 Singapore 1.3
195 Moldova 1.3
194 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.3
193 Spain 1.3
192 Poland 1.3
191 Greece 1.3
190 Slovak Republic 1.3
189 Hungary 1.4
188 Malta 1.4
187 Italy 1.4
186 Germany 1.4
185 Romania 1.4
184 Japan 1.4
183 Serbia 1.4
182 Mauritius 1.4
181 Austria 1.4
180 Cyprus 1.4
179 Liechtenstein 1.4
178 Croatia 1.5
177 Czech Republic 1.5
176 Channel Islands ( Guernsey (UK) and Jersey) (UK) 1.5
175 Puerto Rico (US) 1.5
174 Bulgaria 1.5
173 Ukraine 1.5
172 Thailand 1.5
171 Estonia 1.5
170 Switzerland 1.5
169 Latvia 1.7
168 Macedonia 1.5
167 Armenia 1.5
166 Luxembourg 1.6
165 Slovenia 1.6
164 China 1.6
163 Lithuania 1.6
162 Canada 1.6
161 Cuba 1.6
160 Belarus 1.6
159 Bermuda (UK) 1.6
158 Aruba (Netherlands) 1.7
157 Denmark 1.7
156 Netherlands 1.7
155 Montenegro 1.7
154 Russia 1.7
153 Iran 1.7
152 Lebanon 1.7
151 Belgium 1.8
150 Finland 1.8
149 United States Virgin Islands (US) 1.8
148 Chile 1.8
147 Trinidad and Tobago 1.8
146 Norway 1.8
145 United Arab Emirates 1.8
144 Albania 1.8
143 Brazil 1.8
142 Barbados 1.8
141 Saint Martin (France) 1.8
140 Georgia 1.8
139 Costa Rica 1.8
138 United Kingdom 1.8
137 Australia 1.9
136 United States 1.9
135 Bahamas, The 1.9
134 Brunei 1.9
133 Sweden 1.9
132 St. Lucia 1.9
131 Colombia 1.9
130 New Zealand 2.0
129 Iceland 1.9
128 El Salvador 1.9
127 Malaysia 1.9
126 Ireland 2.0
125 Vietnam 2.0
124 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 2.0
123 North Korea 2.0
122 France 2.0
121 Azerbaijan 2.0
120 Curaçao (Netherlands) 2.0
119 Uruguay 2.0
118 Qatar 2.0
117 Bhutan 2.0
116 Greenland (Denmark) 2.0
115 French Polynesia (France) 2.0
114 Jamaica 2.0
113 Bahrain 2.1
112 Turkey 2.1
111 Antigua and Barbuda 2.1
110 Sri Lanka 2.1
109 Kosovo 2.1
108 Kuwait 2.1
107 Maldives 2.1
106 Grenada 2.1
105 Bangladesh 2.2
104 Tunisia 2.2
103 Uzbekistan 2.2
102 Myanmar (Burma) 2.2
101 Nepal 2.2
100 New Caledonia (France) 2.2
99 Mexico 2.2
98 Nicaragua 2.3
97 Seychelles 2.3
96 Turkmenistan 2.3
95 Cabo Verde 2.3
94 Argentina 2.3
93 Suriname 2.4
92 South Africa 2.4
91 Venezuela 2.4
90 Honduras 2.4
89 Guam (US) 2.4
88 India 2.4
87 Panama 2.4
86 Peru 2.5
85 Indonesia 2.5
84 Libya 2.5
83 Dominican Republic 2.5
82 Morocco 2.5
81 Paraguay 2.5
80 Ecuador 2.5
79 Guyana 2.6
78 Fiji 2.6
77 Belize 2.6
76 Faroe Islands (Denmark) 2.6
75 Cambodia 2.6
74 Mongolia 2.7
73 Kazakhstan 2.7
72 Saudi Arabia 2.8
71 Oman 2.8
70 Botswana 2.8
69 Algeria 2.9
68 Syria 3.0
67 Bolivia 3.0
66 Laos 3.0
65 Philippines 3.0
64 Haiti 3.0
63 Israel 3.1
62 Lesotho 3.2
61 Djibouti 3.2
60 Kyrgyzstan 3.2
59 Guatemala 3.2
58 Federated States of Micronesia 3.2
57 Swaziland 3.3
56 Egypt 3.3
55 Vanuatu 3.3
54 Jordan 3.4
53 Tajikistan 3.5
52 Namibia 3.5
51 Pakistan 3.6
50 Tonga 3.7
49 Kiribati 3.7
48 Papua New Guinea 3.8
47 Rwanda 3.9
46 Gabon 3.9
45 Zimbabwe 3.9
44 Solomon Islands 4.0
43 Samoa 4.1
42 Yemen 4.2
41 Ghana 4.2
40 Palestinian territories (Gaza Strip and West Bank) 4.2
39 Eritrea 4.3
38 Central African Republic 4.3
37 Kenya 4.3
36 Sudan 4.4
35 Ethiopia 4.4
34 Madagascar 4.4
33 Comoros 4.5
32 Iraq 4.6
31 Sao Tome and Principe 4.6
30 Togo 4.6
29 Mauritania 4.6
28 Sierra Leone 4.6
27 Cameroon 4.7
26 Liberia 4.7
25 Benin 4.8
24 Guinea-Bissau 4.8
23 Equatorial Guinea 4.8
22 Afghanistan 4.8
22 Western Sahara -
21 Republic of the Congo 4.9
21 Vatican City -
20 Cote d’Ivoire 5.0
20 Tuvalu -
19 Guinea 5.0
19 Turks and Caicos Islands -
18 South Sudan 5.0
18 St. Kitts and Nevis -
17 Senegal 5.1
17 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) -
16 San Marino -
16 Timor-Leste 5.1
15 Malawi 5.1
15 Palau -
14 Northern Mariana Islands (US) -
14 Tanzania 5.1
13 Central Europe and the Baltics 1.4
13 Nauru -
13 Zambia 5.4
12 Europe and Central Asia 1.7
12 Monaco -
12 Mozambique 5.4
11 Burkina Faso 5.5
11 East Asia and Pacific 1.8
11 Mayotte (France) -
10 Marshall Islands -
10 Nigeria 5.7
10 North America 1.8
9 Caribbean small states 2.1
9 Gambia, The 5.7
9 Isle of Man (UK) -
8 Guadeloupe (France) -
8 Latin America and Caribbean 2.1
8 Uganda 5.8
7 Burundi 5.9
7 Gibraltar (UK) -
7 South Asia 2.6
6 DR Congo 6.0
6 French Guiana (France) -
6 High income countries 1.7
6 Middle East and North Africa 2.8
5 Angola 6.1
5 Dominica -
5 Small states 3.0
5 Upper middle income countries 1.8
4 Cayman Islands (UK) -
4 Chad 6.2
4 Middle income countries 2.4
4 Other small states 3.2
3 British Virgin Islands (UK) -
3 Low and middle income countries 2.6
3 Mali 6.2
3 Pacific Island small states 3.3
2 Andorra -
2 Arab world 3.4
2 European Union 1.5
2 Least Developed Countries: UN classification 4.2
2 Lower middle income countries 2.8
2 Somalia 6.5
1 American Samoa (US) -
1 Eurozone 1.5
1 Fragile and conflict affected situations 4.4
1 Heavily indebted poor countries 5.0
1 Low income countries 4.8
1 Niger 7.6
1 OECD members 1.7
1 Sub-Saharan Africa 5.0

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_and_dependencies_by_total_fertility_rate#Country_ranking_by_verified_TFR_and_estimate


37 posted on 05/22/2017 5:04:18 PM PDT by daniel1212 ( Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned and destitute sinner+ trust Him to save you, then follow Him!)
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