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You're seeing similar things in many different countries. The ruling class doesn't quite understand it. If people can barely support themselves, then the logical thing to do is to not have children. You can incentivize child birth all you want with economic carrots but the fundamental problem remains. Japan has a similar problem that South Korea does, the US is starting to see a similar problem with a birth rate of 1.6-1.7. Not having children is just the logical choice.

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People in South Sudan feel very financially secure you reckon?

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I don't know what your point is but the recipe for birth rate decline is increased quality of life + low child mortality. South Sudan has one of the highest child mortality rates https://data.unicef.org/country/ssd/ and I'm going to guess the quality of life there is just a smidge lower than South Korea.