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Your “COVID Baby Boom” jokes are factually incorrect.

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Dec 19, 2020

As many as 34% of sexually active women in the U.S. have decided to delay getting pregnant or have fewer children because of concerns arising from COVID-19. Overall, the U.S. will likely see as many as 500,000 fewer births in 2021, a 13% drop from 2019. time.com/5892749/covid-

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People normally have more children when they can see a future for themselves and their people that is bright, prosperous, and full of great possibilities. COVID-19 inspires exactly the opposite sentiment, ergo baby bust, not boom.

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Is this true? I was under the impression the poorer the country, the higher the birth rate

3:38 AM · Dec 20, 2020

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It’s complicated. Women who have more agency over their bodies tend to have fewer children and being able to earn money for yourself (and not have to depend entirely on a man to live) tends to give women more agency. But, that’s a separate phenomenon from what’s happening here.

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That applies to countries that are in earlier stages of economic development. Countries that become poorer (as opposed to having always been poor) see birth rates crash, the Fall of Communism being the most dramatic example.