Poland's birth rate is in freefall. The cause? A loneliness epidemic

theguardian.com

16 pointsamichail5 comments

When I was on holiday in Poland two years ago I saw more baby carriages than I had ever seen in my life! I am not saying this article is wrong, but my own eyes say otherwise.

Then you can imagine in what kind of free fall is your countries birth rate.

Actually baby carriages aren't that popular in America anymore. I remember growing up in the fifties and sixties you saw them everywhere. Nowadays kids are either strapped to an adult or a car seat.

USA's birth rate is 1.6 versus Poland's 1.1 when both need to be 2.1 to maintain the population. What I do not know is if the large number of Polish men who left the country for employment are somewhat affecting that number.

I had the same experience this summer, but then I realised I was just going to the popular holiday spots all Polish families with young kids were also enjoying - we both were making use of our summer holidays.

There's no such thing as a loneliness epidemic, it is a problem of money, simple economics. The young generations are living shorter lives are are the poorest generations, even by modern standards.

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