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

(www.theguardian.com)
14 points amichail | 3 comments | 23 Oct 25 21:23 UTC | HN request time: 0.8s | source
1. rmason ◴[23 Oct 25 21:47 UTC] No.45687680[source]▶
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.
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2. HackerNewt-doms ◴[23 Oct 25 22:57 UTC] No.45688490[source]▶
Then you can imagine in what kind of free fall is your countries birth rate.
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3. rmason ◴[24 Oct 25 02:16 UTC] No.45690012[source]▶
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.