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trompetenaccoun on March 20, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: South Korea has the lowest fertility rate, with le...

No way of knowing. Remarkable that it's below 2 either way for such a poor country. If they faked it they surely wouldn't have made it lower, so it's possible the real rate is even below that.

_-david-_ on March 20, 2023 [–]

Poor countries are usually religious which plays an impact on the fertility rate. The last numbers I saw were 70% of North Koreans are not religious.

unmole on March 21, 2023 | [–]

Effect of religion on fertility is vastly overstated. Education level of women is the biggest factor.

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