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by 4gotunameagain 1623 days ago
Europe needs less working hours, more subsidies and a smaller standard deviation / higher mean for salaries. Denmark is doing just that, and the birth rates are just fine.

Also, I should point out that the author is 19 years old. I hope he is an exception, but my views at 19 for complex geopolitical issues were simply rubbish

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Birth rates in Sweden aren't just fine. Birth rates have plummeted consistently everywhere women have entered the workforce and discovered birth control.

After this no country has found a solution to the below replacement birth rate, despite all being aware of the problems that will come with it.

Besides stating them, can you provide a rationale why your proposals would be a solution, and why no country has successfully arrived to the same conclusions as you and implemented them?

The birth rate for Denmark isn't fine.

If you look at the World Bank numbers (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.TFRT.IN?location...), the birth rate is at 1.7 children per woman. This means the population is actively declining.

Generally, any birth rate below 2.1 means population decline (without taking immigration into account).

Agreed, at least for western and northern European countries. The strategy for the others may look differently.