The 722 abortions in 2023 added to the 43383 births wouldn’t change that. I’m sick of all this fearmongering about fertility rates and using it to attack women’s autonomy is absolutely appalling.
That seems to happen naturally as most countries progress. As infant mortality decreases, and as nutrition and education improves, people seem to have fewer children.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_total_fertility_rate
Finland is at 1.4 total fertility rate. Replacement rate is about 2.3.
The 722 abortions in 2023 added to the 43383 births wouldn’t change that. I’m sick of all this fearmongering about fertility rates and using it to attack women’s autonomy is absolutely appalling.
All countries should be slowly reducing their population if we are to have any hope of surviving long-term.
That seems to happen naturally as most countries progress. As infant mortality decreases, and as nutrition and education improves, people seem to have fewer children.
Replacement rate is about 2.3.
Why is the replacement rate not 2 exactly?