[raspasov]

Some of the highest birth rates are in relatively quite poor countries. https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/birth-rat...

[bayarearefugee]

We still have (for now, though even this is under threat) good access to contraception, good sexual education, relatively low child mortality rates, etc here in the US.

Comparing the affordability crisis for the middle class in the US to that of historically poor developing countries as it relates to birth rates is not a very good argument.

It might be somewhat comparable a decade or so from now if we keep letting wealth inequality run away at current rates, but it isn't right now.

[thefz]

Quite poor countries can plop out an infant and literally do not worry of him ever again. So much for buying him stuff, education, care...

[illiac786]

The reason is very simple, contraceptives.

Developing countries don’t care less about their infants, how can you think that?

[lucyjojo]

way easier to raise kids when you have a clan/family around, and they generally cost a lot less money/attention.