Birth rates are plummeting across the world — America, Canada, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Italy, Japan, Russia, and now England and Wales. Nearly every developed country has seen a large decline in the fertility rate as a direct result of economics. People simply cannot afford the costs associated with raising children and it is slowly changing civilization. England and Wales recently reported the lowest fertility on record since it began collecting data in 1938. Fertility rates in the UK are falling faster than any other G7 nation.
The total fertility rate (TFR) fell to 1.44 per woman in 2023 compared to 1.49 in 2022, marking the lowest on record since the Office for National Statistics (ONS) began collecting data. There were 591,072 new births recorded last year but that is the lowest figure since 1977. The ONS stated that “natural” population replacement may only occur when women have a fertility rate of 2.1 children.
Fertility rates across the world are plummeting but individual nations are seeing their populations explode as a direct result of immigration. In fact, the number of migrants entering the UK far surpasses the birth rate, with an estimated 685,000 migrants entering the UK in 2023.
We are witnessing population replacement at play. Birth rates are declining across developed nations among the citizens who can no longer afford to expand their families. On the other hand, these nations opened their borders and provided free shelter, healthcare, etc., to migrants who are comfortably expanding their families. In the UK, we are witnessing a Christian nation being replaced with Islamic views and ideals as most migrants arrive from the Middle East, and their culture encourages having larger families. We are witnessing a shift in society as the current citizens are being phased out and replaced by newcomers.
