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Japan’s population drops by nearly 800,000 with falls in every prefecture for the first time (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] JasSmith@kbin.social -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Source? All data I can find indicates the opposite. The wealthier a cohort, the lower their fertility rate. In the U.S., for example, the wealthiest have the fewest kids and the poorest have the most.