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