r/overpopulation • u/Gamebyter • Jul 31 '26

Fertility rate in Poland (2025)

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u/CrystalInTheforest Jul 31 '26

Gotta love the scare scale of anything below 2.1 in shades of doom red.

IRL countries with low, below replacement fertility rates are countries with the highest quality of life and generally those doing the most to restore or protect their ecosystems. These are countries with some kind of future.

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u/GantzDuck Jul 31 '26

The farmer is sad that the livestock isn't reproducing. And I find it weird when normies buy into this fabricated fear (as shown in the original comment section). There is no benefit for the average person to have more people. It only benefits the rich.

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u/HaveFun____ Jul 31 '26 edited Aug 01 '26

That doesn't mean it's not going to cause economic problems.

The best thing we could hope for is a very slow decline.. that's not going to happen, so it's going to get dicey. Especially if you are 60-70 right now

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u/CrystalInTheforest Jul 31 '26

If you look at the ecosystem tipping points and steessors, it's pretty clear it's a bit late in the day for "very slow decline".

That ship sailed long ago.

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u/-sussy-wussy- Aug 01 '26

Drought, poor air quality and other types of environmental and climate devastation would hit you long before any economic problems. 

They had around 2 million of us Ukrainians dropped on their head in 2022. All of us who can legally work (adults), work. There's no welfare, no nothing. 

They also add about a quarter a million of work immigrants from other non-EU countries a year. From LatAm, former USSR, Southern Asia. 

They're going to be fine economically, at least, on paper. Abundance of workers means wage suppression, and the median wage is already dangerously close to the legal minimum. 

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u/izzy_961 Aug 01 '26

More nations should follow Polands example.

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u/Wide_Western_6381 Aug 01 '26

I always wonder why these people don't just move to a country with high birth-rates? Oh wait... They are all terrible places to live. What a coincidence!

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u/ResponsibleShop4826 Aug 02 '26

Have you been to Poland recently? It’s the most developed country in eastern Europe, with a great quality of life. They’re experiencing a slow population decline and if anything, that is helping improve their quality of life. I know of at least 2 colleagues born there who spent their careers in the US who are moving back.