[nazgob]

This is all good but no country in the world managed to turn the tide, even great policies in a rich Scandinavia.

[nradov]

Scandinavia isn't doing much to bring down housing costs, or cost of living in general. So I'm skeptical that their policies are really that great. Some of the countries like Sweden have allowed in large numbers of immigrants, many of which ended up working in elder care facilities. While that might be a positive in some ways it also drives up housing prices.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2013.756686

[jvanderbot]

Many countries have a higher birth rate today than last year. They tend to be lower income, have fewer women's rights, or be more agricultural.

IMHO, we overemphasized the dangers and impact of children, especially for women or career, and so couples have made the rational decision to have fewer children in industrialized nations, when given the choice.

[HDThoreaun]

I think children actually have a huge negative impact on quality of life if you aren’t rich and if anything that impact is still underemphasized