[goldstategop]

Yep. The replacement rate would have to be 2.0 per woman just to maintain the current population level. Instead, its shrinking.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[MinorityRepublican]

Yep. The replacement rate would have to be 2.0 per woman just to maintain the current population level. Instead, its shrinking.

2.1 per women due to untimely deaths, after all.

[fr_freak]

Yep. The replacement rate would have to be 2.0 per woman just to maintain the current population level. Instead, its shrinking.

Actually, it has to be higher than 2.0 to account for all of those people who die before they can have children. So, the 2.1 that someone posted earlier sounds about right.