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Fewer and Fewer US Women and Men Want Children

2021-11-23T04:41:37.334Z


The number of people who are not yet parents who say they do not want to have children has risen sharply in the past three years, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center.


The number of citizens who are not yet parents and say they do not want children has risen sharply in the past three years, jeopardizing the country's economic survival, according to a Pew Research Center survey.

44% of women between 18 and 49 years old and of men between 18 and 59 years old who were surveyed and who do not have children say that

it is not very likely or that it is not at all likely that they will ever have children.

This represents an increase of 7% compared to 2018.

The reasons of those who argue that they do not range from the simple fact of not wanting to have children to concern about the effects of the climate emergency or the economic problems that the country is going through.

For the first time this year, 43% cited medical and financial problems and the lack of a partner.

[The 2020 Census shows the first decline in the white population in US history and the growth of Latinos and other minorities]

Experts warn that these data suggest that the birth rate, which has declined consecutively in the last six years, is likely to continue to decline.

In April, the Census Bureau reported that in the last decade the country had grown at its lowest rate since 1790, when the records began.

The survey is based on the responses of 3,866 participants, including parents and childless adults, who were asked online in late October, and is part of a larger study of birth rates in the country that includes 10,000 participants.

Amber Gabor shopping with her children at a Walmart store in Fairmont, West Virginia, on October 30, 2021.John Raby / AP

One of the findings of the study is that

there are no differences based on gender

, both men and women say that they do not want to have children or do not want more children in the case of those who are already parents.

The most important difference was in young adults and those over 40 years of age, since among the latter the tendency to say that they do not want more children or none was greater.

The population of the United States is currently 336 million and it is expected that by 2050 it will be close to 400 million,

thanks in large part to migrants and their descendants, many of whom will be Hispanic

.

However, due to the low birth rate this means that the population on average will be older.

America's population grew at its slowest rate since the Great Depression

April 26, 202100: 40

Economists and demographers warn that this change will have profound consequences for the way our societies organize.

An older population will mean fewer young workers to boost the economy and cover pension funds for older adults, who will also need medical care.

"A paradigm shift is necessary,"

German demographer Frank Swiaczny, who worked for the United Nations until last year

, said in a recent interview with

The New York Times

.

"Countries need to learn to adapt and live with population decline," he added.

Source: telemundo

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