boredom2012
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Nope. Poor people country like Laos, Philippines and Vietnam have high tfr. Even Iran also have high tfr. They have highest ranking gdp 15thnope, Col is extremely high for a low TFR country eventually
Yes, empirically, higher poverty (or lower economic development) is strongly associated with higher Total Fertility Rates (TFR), but it's not a simple, desirable lever.
The observed pattern
Cross-country data: Poorer countries consistently show higher TFR. Least developed/low-income nations often have TFRs of 4–6+ children per woman, while high-income developed countries average around 1.4–1.7 (below the ~2.1 replacement level).103378
Examples: Ethiopia (low GDP/capita) historically ~6, Japan/South Korea (~1.2–1.3). GDP per capita below ~$1,000/year correlates with TFR ≥3; above ~$10,000, it's usually ≤2.fd9fd2
Within countries: In many places (including the US), lower-income households have higher birth rates than higher-income ones, though this can flip or weaken after controlling for culture, education, age at childbearing, and religion.ba3b2c
Trends over time: As countries industrialize and get richer (demographic transition), mortality falls first, then fertility declines with urbanization, education (especially for women), better contraception access, higher child-rearing costs, and shifting opportunity costs.251aa8
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