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by JumpCrisscross 1268 days ago
> I suspect the last one is probably not applicable to the US

None of them are applicable to America [1].

[1] https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publicatio...
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arcticbull 1268 days ago
The birth rate in the US is 1.64 children per woman. It’s already a significantly shrinking population, replacement rate is around 2.1 children per woman. The US only maintains its population through immigration.

How much lower do you want it to be?

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