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“The low fertility rate, which has persisted for about three decades, will continue to contribute to low birth rates, especially in the context of the systematic decline in the number of women of reproductive age,” wrote the agency. “This trend is further exacerbated by the persistently high level of emigration abroad.”

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[–] arcterus@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

IMO this is more of short-term solution (having some immigration is always good though). All these countries with declining populations need to fix their societies to make it actually desirable for people to have kids. Immigration by itself won't work forever (assuming the countries people are emigrating from fix their problems), but it will give them time to fix things. Problem is most of these countries seem completely incapable of actually fixing their problems, so...

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 4 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

All these countries with declining populations need to fix their societies to make it actually desirable for people to have kids.

Yes and it always and ever will be immigrants who lead the charge forward to try new ideas, start businesses, movements and inject new vital life into societies. To argue otherwise is to deny the basic wisdom inherent to genetics that diversity is the conjugation of strength and stability.

[–] arcterus@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 21 hours ago

If immigration was the solution to everything, the US would be a paradise. It's necessary but not enough.