Posted on 03/19/2006 3:30:02 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
BERLIN: The number of children born in Germany last year fell to its lowest level since at least World War Two, data showed on Friday, putting the birth rate well below that required to maintain the current population.
The Federal Statistics Office estimated that between 680,000 and 690,000 children were born in Europe's largest economy last year, implying a birth rate of between 1.33 and 1.36 children per woman - one of the lowest rates in the European Union.
In 2004, some 706,000 children, or 1.36 per woman, were born in Germany, a rate which has only been surpassed twice since German re-unification in 1990, the Office added. It noted some 2.1 births per woman were needed to keep the population steady.
Although the birth rate was as low as 1.24 in 1994, the number of children has gone down for years, because the pool of women able to give birth has been shrinking steadily.
Domestic politics is awash with proposals to make Germany a more family-friendly place. Economists warn that unless the demographic trend improves fast, the economy will suffer and the country could be unable to meet its long-term liabilities.
Germany's welfare system, funded by contributions from those in work, has come under increasing strain in recent years as life expectancy has increased and the number of those paying in has fallen.
For every German woman who refuses to breed there is a Muslim woman who will produce four. Europe is doomed.
How many years before they ask for American troops?
So, I guess that socialism in the form of "social security" is on the verge of bankrupting their country too? Why does that not surprise me?
They certainly are. We better not sell them anymore advanced equipment. BTW, what are we going to do when the Muslims run everything over there?
To breed with their Muslim women? That's asking way too much of our military. ;-)
The food sucks.
a bit off the beaten path but the truth never the less is we Americans are being outbred in our own country, by two different sets of people seeking to destroy US.
does that number include the non german turkish poulation?
if so the birth rate is even less.
No it is not. The typical Euroweenie, especially the modern German male is severely lacking mojo to copulate.
I'm sure that our military can fill in the vacuum.
< /sacrasm>
Genocide by the abortion industry and ferociously anti-family socialism.
The Germans of today (like the rest of Europe) will be replaced come 2050 with Africans and muslims.
Take in the Christian refugees.
"does that number include the non german turkish poulation?
if so the birth rate is even less."
Yes and yes!
You probably didn't like the beer, either.
Good idea!
"a bit off the beaten path but the truth never the less is we Americans are being outbred in our own country, by two different sets of people seeking to destroy US"
Wrong. The fertility rate for US women is 2.07 children per woman. Replacementy rate is 2.10.
There IS however vast differences in fertility between the states. Blue States have very low fertility, while Red States have signficantly higher fertility.
If so, reconsider the meaning of this stat:
"1.36 per woman, were born in Germany"
There are muslims in Germany, mostly Turks. If the latter have a higher rate of children than the native population, does the birthrate lower for white Germans? Because 1.36 would take into account all people in Germany in '04. Perhaps 1.0 children for native Germans?
Oh well. At least they are uber humans. They'll need it.
One thing they could do, basically change the sex ratio of the country from the natural 1-1 to something like 1 - 8 or 1 - 10, and that 1.33 ratio would be more than adequate to replenish the population. A country of sixty to eighty million people only needs half of them to be men if they figure to have some future need for a 20 million man army, and Germany clearly has no further such needs in the future.
you don't know? or have you forgotten the obvious?
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