fascinating map. big difference between countries--look at france, italy, and spain.

pro-natal policies don't explain it. finland has super parent-friendly labor laws and that famous baby box, and not many recipients for it. https://i.imgur.com/r8hAcZl.jpg

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the best explanation i've found is the power of three. france encourages families to have a third child: https://archive.ph/jsfgq

the other country that does this is israel, to great success.

everywhere else, the unspoken meme in secular cultures is "at most 2", which ofc leads to decline

ya. the furthest gone by far is South Korea, which is currently at 0.79 and falling

Japan's fertility is closer to the US than it is to SK!

https://twitter.com/potamopotos/status/1619987532367949830