jaykrown@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoDo we have a good idea as to why this has flattened out?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up140arrow-down1imageDo we have a good idea as to why this has flattened out?lemmy.worldjaykrown@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square31fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBlueberrydreamer@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up22·2 days agoThis isn’t per capita, so it’s primarily a population graph. US population growth is stalling, immigration is already the only reason we’re still maintaining any growth, and it’s easy to guess why that might be slowing down now as well.
minus-squaresunzu2@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 days agoPeople are not getting married and people are not having kids. Having children is poverty for the majority of population so people are doing the smart economic decision.
minus-squarejaykrown@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoThat’s a good point, I wonder if there’s a better per capita graph somewhere out there.
This isn’t per capita, so it’s primarily a population graph. US population growth is stalling, immigration is already the only reason we’re still maintaining any growth, and it’s easy to guess why that might be slowing down now as well.
People are not getting married and people are not having kids.
Having children is poverty for the majority of population so people are doing the smart economic decision.
That’s a good point, I wonder if there’s a better per capita graph somewhere out there.