Quote: (01-21-2013 02:27 PM)Samseau Wrote:
That 1.8 fertility rate is bullshit by the way, because it averages it with immigrants. What's the rate for native Swedes?
Even if we took this into account how is it relevant what the birth rate is for one particular year? Just in the last 80 years the birth rate has roller coasted between highs of 2,6 (1945) and 1,6 (1983) several times. You can't apply the current birth rate to the future and say "Oh, if it keeps going at this rate the oompahloompahs will be gone by 2XXX" and think that you've demonstrated anything but a thought experiment.