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To the childless West, I say: You don’t know what you’re missing

Nypost · · 1461 words · By Martin Gurri
Demographic Collapse Intergenerational Conflict Pro-Natalism
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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The capacity of Americans to produce babies crashed to a record low in 2025.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the US fertility rate dropped to a new record low in 2025, with one source specifically mentioning 3.6 million babies born.
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web search NEUTRAL — With about 4% of the world's population, the United States is the third most populous country, and the most populous in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere. Its estimated population was 341,784,85…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_Sta…
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web search NEUTRAL — The United States fertility rate dropped to a new record low in 2025 , with only about 3.6 million babies born nationwide—down 1% from the previous year and nearly 20% lower than two decades ago, acco…
https://woai.iheart.com/content/2026-04-09-us-fertility-rate…
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web search NEUTRAL — The US fertility rate has been trending down for decades, with a particularly steep dip after the Great Recession of 2008. An uptick in 2021 spurred theories about a Covid-19 “baby bump,” but the rate…
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/23/health/fertility-rate-cdc-rep…
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“the CDC has published a report showing the total US fertility rate falling below 1.6 births per woman of reproductive age.”
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Two independent web sources explicitly state the US total fertility rate sits at 1.6, and one mentions the CDC released data on births for 2024 in July.
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web search NEUTRAL — that number, 2.3 births per woman in 2023.[1]. The United Nations predicts that global fertility will continue to decline for the remainder of this century and reach a below-replacement level of 1.8 b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_fertility_rate
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web search NEUTRAL — Today, the US total fertility rate sits at 1.6 - another record low. What's behind the drop? Experts say the country's tumbling birth rate is closely linked to the average age of American mothers.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57003722
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web search NEUTRAL — The United States’ birth rate is declining, but meaningful societal change can help change this course, according to an expert.In July, the CDC released data on births in the U.S. for the year 2024.
https://www.healio.com/news/womens-health-ob-gyn/20250911/qa…
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“That’s a 1% decline from 2024 and a 23% drop since 2007”
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While evidence confirms a general downward trend and a record low in 2024/2025, the specific percentages (1% decline from 2024 and 23% since 2007) are not independently corroborated across the provided search results, though one source mentions a 1% drop from the previous year.
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web search NEUTRAL — Evolution of fertility rates in 12 selected countries and the world (1950-2023). Global rates of population growth and decline (2021–2022); population growth rate takes birth, death, and migration rat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_total_fer…
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web search NEUTRAL — The fertility rate has declined over history. Fertility rates have fallen around the world. For example, total fertility rates in India have fallen from 5 to 2 births per woman since the 1970s.
https://ourworldindata.org/fertility-rate
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web search NEUTRAL — Since the Great Recession that lasted from late 2007 until mid-2009, the U.S. total fertility rate has declined almost every year, with the exception of very small post-COVID-19 pandemic increases in …
https://theconversation.com/fears-that-falling-birth-rates-i…
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“2.1 births per woman needed just to keep our population stable.”
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Multiple sources discussing South Korea's fertility rate explicitly state that 2.1 is the threshold required to maintain/replenish a population.
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web search NEUTRAL — In medicine, fertility refers to the ability to have children, and infertility refers to difficulty in reproducing naturally. [4] In general, infertility or subfertility [5] in humans is defined as no…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertility
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web search NEUTRAL — Provides complete infertility treatment and consultations including the latest advanced reproductive techniques. Located in Portland, Oregon. Call 503-418-4500 for infertility appointments and consult…
https://www.ohsu.edu/womens-health/fertility
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web search NEUTRAL — Trying to get pregnant? See how ovulation and fertility work so you can boost your chances of conception.
https://www.webmd.com/baby/ss/slideshow-understanding-fertil…
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“According to a 2024 poll, the share of American adults under 50 who have sworn off the messy business of reproduction increased from 37% in 2018 to 47% in 2023.”
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The provided web search results for this claim are irrelevant (referencing Coca-Cola and Braskem proxy statements) and do not contain any polling data regarding reproduction.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 17, 2025 · The Company's 2025 Proxy Statement and 2024 Form 10-K are available at www.envisionreports.com/coca-cola. 2NOT To access the virtual meeting, you must have the login details in the whit…
https://www.streetinsider.com/SEC+Filings/Form+DEFA14A+COCA+…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 16, 2026 · Transcript of Annual Meeting Page Welcome Video by Jennifer Manning, Corporate Secretary and Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel of The Coca-Cola Company Hello, I’m Jennife…
https://www.streetinsider.com/SEC+Filings/Form+DEFA14A+COCA+…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 3, 2024 · For the month of September, 2024 (Commission File No. 1-14862 ) BRASKEM S.A. (Exact Name as Specified in its Charter)
https://www.streetinsider.com/SEC+Filings/Form+DEFA14A+COCA+…
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“only 48% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 think raising a family is a particularly important life goal.”
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The search results discuss general feelings about family and stay-at-home parents, but do not provide the specific statistic that 48% of Americans aged 18-29 view raising a family as an important goal.
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web search NEUTRAL — For many people, raising children is the most fulfilling aspect of their lives. But dozens of older US parents told Business Insider that knowing what they know now, they might have made different fin…
https://www.businessinsider.com/parenting-financial-regrets-…
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web search NEUTRAL — To conclude, family is the foundation of human life.It is more important than money or fame, because love and care cannot be replaced. If we respect and support our relatives, we will always have a pl…
https://egegeshka.ru/english/family-is-the-most-important-th…
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web search NEUTRAL — One of the most important mental goal of anyone’s life is to be secured all the time.However, the strength of family is not an important factor here. All your need is few people around you, under whom…
https://www.chintanjain.com/journey/why-family-is-the-most-i…
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“South Korea’s fertility rate, for example, is 0.8 children per woman.”
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Two independent news/information sources explicitly state that South Korea's fertility rate is 0.8 children per woman.
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web search NEUTRAL — South Korea's population, fertility rate and net reproduction rate, 2022.The main cause of South Korea's aging is low fertility. Decreased fertility rates tend to be caused by lower marriage rates, mo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aging_of_South_Korea
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web search NEUTRAL — South Korea's fertility rate rose last year but remains among the world's lowest at 0.8 children per woman, far below the 2.1 needed to maintain the population.
https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/south-korea-birth-rate-jumps…
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web search NEUTRAL — The country's fertility rate is the lowest in the world at 0.8 children per woman. A fertility rate of 2.1 is regarded by demographers as the threshold required to replenish a country's population.
https://www.dw.com/en/whats-behind-south-koreas-population-d…
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“In 1955, when South Korea, with a GDP per capita of $64, was one of the poorest countries on earth... the country’s fertility rate stood at 6.1 children per woman.”
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The search results for 1955 provide general historical facts about the year but do not mention South Korea's specific GDP per capita or fertility rate for that year.
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web search NEUTRAL — 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1955th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 955th year of the 2nd millennium, the 55th …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 7, 2025 · Discover 26 fascinating facts about the year 1955, from historical events to cultural milestones that shaped the world. Dive into the past!
https://ohmyfacts.com/religion-history/26-facts-about-1955/
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web search NEUTRAL — Historical events from year 1955. Learn about 462 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1955 or search by date or keyword.
https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1955
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“According to the AI platform Claude, the last South Korean will crawl, unaided, into his solitary grave some time after the year 2400.”
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No evidence was found in the search results to support or refute the claim about Claude's prediction.
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