Researchers said they have noticed a particularly sharp downward trend in eastern Germany. A new report estimates almost 80,000 fewer children were born in 2022 and 2023 than would have been expected.
The Ifo Institute for Economic Research said in a new report released Wednesday that Germany is seeing a sharp decline in birth rates, with federal states in the east of the country the most affected.
Researchers at the leading economic think tank cited a number of reasons behind the declining birth rate, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine.
Additionally, high inflation has prompted “young families to put off having children for the time being,” said Ifo researcher Joachim Ragnitz.
Fatalistic is the new Pessimistic. Inevitable climate
changecatastrophy and social inequality / fascism is on the rise.Who the fuck would send his beloved and precious kids into that world… I don’t, I know it would break my heart imagining the suffering they face. (Same is true for your children too, that’s why babies make me sad)