Norway is in a spot of bother

SimCityAT · 2017-04-13T08:54:26+02:00

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SimCityATExpert13 April 2017 06:54:26

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Norwegian birth rate decreases for seventh consecutive year

Birth rates in Norway have decreased for the seventh year in a row. Social pressure is causing women to wait longer and longer before starting families, says one expert.

Birth rates of 2.1 per woman are needed to keep population numbers constant. In Norway, the figure is now down to 1.71, having dropped every year since 2009.

The average age of first-time parents of both genders is also increasing, according to figures released by Statistics Norway.

Source: The Local Norway

beppiGermany - Singapore Expert13 April 2017 08:17:17

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So what?
Noway's birth rate of 1.7 per woman is above EU average and also above Eastern Europe, China and many developed countries in Asia - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_s … ility_rate
The world's least fertile places are Macau, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea at around 1.2.

In my opinion, a spot of bother are the most fertile places, which happen to also be poor, chaotic and not giving these kids a fair chance in life: Niger, Chad, South Sudan, DR Congo and many other African nations are above 5 kids per woman!

cccmediaEcuador / Colombia Expert17 April 2017 10:33:01

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Beppi, you had me at "Noway."

ARB360Banned17 April 2017 17:19:10

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cccmedia wrote:
Beppi, you had me at "Noway."

Reading that reply. just gave to me, my heartiest laugh of today. Thank you, sir.

FredIndonesia Expert17 April 2017 21:37:04

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cccmedia wrote:
Beppi, you had me at "Noway."

'Noway' probably explains the lower birth rate.

VietmanGuest18 April 2017 00:04:49

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Maybe because women there are joining the military instead of raising families:
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/insid … ay-n746041

VietmanGuest18 April 2017 13:07:08

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Am very happy that a Norwegian woman can protect me AND give me kids. I have five kids, makes me look like a rabbit I guess...

beppiGermany - Singapore Expert18 April 2017 13:20:40

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Torewest wrote:
I have five kids, makes me look like a rabbit I guess...

According to my post above, they aren't called rabbits, but Nigerians, Chadians, Sudanese, Congolese, etc.

VietmanGuest18 April 2017 13:47:27

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You are clearly a No-wegian.

beppiGermany - Singapore Expert18 April 2017 14:07:54

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No Way!

ARB360Banned18 April 2017 16:43:54

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No comment!

AeromecMember22 April 2017 06:10:05

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The planet is overpopulated anyhow

ARB360Banned22 April 2017 11:31:36

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Yeah, sure, and Norway is huge contributor to over-population factor, eh?

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