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Global atheism and aging populations (view source)
Revision as of 20:45, June 16, 2016
, 20:45, June 16, 2016→Fertility rates and global atheism facing aging populations
The ''Washington Post'' wrote about the United States and fertility rates for various religious groups:
The ''Washington Post'' wrote about the United States and fertility rates for various religious groups:
{{Cquote|According to Pew's data, the average Mormon can expect to make 3.4 babies in his or her lifetime. Jews, Catholics, and most flavors of Protestantism have fertility rates ranging from 2 to 2.5. At the low end of the baby-making spectrum you've got atheists, with 1.6 kids, and [[agnosticism|agnostics]], who average only 1.3.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/05/12/charted-the-religions-that-make-the-most-babies/ Charted: The religions that make the most babies], Washington Post</ref>}}
{{Cquote|According to Pew's data, the average Mormon can expect to make 3.4 babies in his or her lifetime. Jews, Catholics, and most flavors of Protestantism have fertility rates ranging from 2 to 2.5. At the low end of the baby-making spectrum you've got atheists, with 1.6 kids, and [[agnosticism|agnostics]], who average only 1.3.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/05/12/charted-the-religions-that-make-the-most-babies/ Charted: The religions that make the most babies], Washington Post</ref>}}
As atheist populations rise in age, the fertility rates of atheistic countries could drop further. The Rand Corporation indicates, "Nearly all European nations are experiencing long-term downtrends in fertility, and consequently, ageing of their populations. These demographic trends could have potentially damaging consequences for European economies."<ref>[http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG206.html Low Fertility and Population Ageing], Rand Corporation</ref>
== East Asia's aging population ==
== East Asia's aging population ==