Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: JCBreckenridge
Here is the global info from the CIA Factbook

Total fertility rate: 2.47 children born/woman (2012 est.)

Birthrate=19.14 births/1,000 population. Note:this rate results in about 252 worldwide births per minute or 4.2 births every second (2012 est.)

Population growth rate: .096%

Note:this rate results in about 145 net additions to the worldwide population every minute or 2.4 every second (2012 est.)

Here are the fertility rates by country. The US is 124.

27 posted on 12/04/2012 1:02:54 PM PST by kabar
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 25 | View Replies ]


To: kabar

Yep, the war against overpopulation has been won. TFR means that the birthrate right now is less than two and a half children for every woman - not even two to replace and a spare.


28 posted on 12/04/2012 1:06:27 PM PST by JCBreckenridge (Texas is a state of mind. - John Steinbeck :))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 27 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson