Fears that falling birth rates in US could lead to population collapse are based on faulty assumptions While the changes in population structure that accompany low birth rates are real, the impact of these changes has been dramatically overstated.

@lesja.bsky.social and @karenguzzo.bsky.social take a closer look at falling birth rates in the U.S. and what they actually mean for the future.

Full story on @theconversation.com:

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