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The data in fact shows the reality - when affordability was great, people had kids, when it's bad, people don't.

Everything is expensive as hell these days.

I'd be interested in per country data for this information. Last I checked, nearly every country was at 0.75-2 tops, save for the world average being skewed heavily by some usual suspects.

Use the side bars to select individual countries instead of "World".

Thanks. And yep, usual suspects. Rotw is at <1-2.

Interesting to see the fall in the GCC countries like Saudi Arabia, UAE, etc. The charts show them at ~2, even though those governments actively provide subsidies for citizens to bear more children. iirc they used to be MUCH higher.

Have an Emirati friend who has 5 kids on a government job (he lives with his parents, as is expected culturally, so that obviously makes a difference).

What about the data would necessitate reconsideration?