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If the birth rate is too low, the population will progressively become older and older with fewer young people there to support them

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So what is considered a good birth rate? I would assume over 1 should be fine.

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2.1 is maintenance level. Each child has 2 parents, and the .1 accounts for infant deaths, etc.

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Depends how you are presenting the number. Over 1 per person is ok, but this is 1.1 per woman. So closer to .5 per person.

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Put like that, I can see the issue.

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Once all the old people did which will be soon then the issue solves itself. Then maintaining a manageable population will be easy.

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The thing about old people is that young people turn into them

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Oh dang.

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