Generally, the more prosperous the country, the lower the birthrate. There are many reasons for it, but the idea that a country must have an ever increasing population to have a viable economy, just doesn't comport with the facts.
“There are many reasons for it, but the idea that a country must have an ever increasing population to have a viable economy, just doesn’t comport with the facts. “
It’s not that advanced nations with low birthrates will not have a viable economy, it’s that they will be out-competed by other cultures on their own land. It is the Christian, capitalist culture that made the West grow and prosper. Cultures that come from Africa and the Middle East are failed because they don’t have the background that enables them to flourish once they come to the West. Instead, they live in unassimilated no-go zones. What happens when the native Western culture dies out? The nation is irrevocably changed. Take England, for example. As the Muslim mayor of London said, “Terrorism is the new normal. Get used to it.” (Oh, the joys of diversity, eh?)