Wow, that is concerningly low. What is keeping France so high?
A bit old, but still
Several evaluations suggest that policies that provide financial support to families or paid leave at the time of childbirth have a positive, but rather limited, impact in fertility. Of all the policies introduced over the years, provision of childcare services appears to be the most effective in encouraging families to have children and women to remain in the workforce.
French family policies provide a diversified system of supplementary resources in the form of money, time and services needed to raise children. The State provides support to diversified types of families with children at ages from early to late childhood. Another key ingredient has been the high stability of family policies, based on strong popular support. This stability gives confidence to families that they will benefit from continuous support from the birth of a child until entry into the school system and beyond. Such confidence creates a favourable environment for the decision to have children
https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/events/pdf/expert/24/Policy_Briefs/PB_France.pdf
Rates under 2 mean we’re under replacement rates, not that it’s a bad thing just pointing it out.
It will be a lot easier to save the planet, and obtain full sustainability if we have lower birth rates for a generation or two. The population has more than doubled since I was born, and it’s evident in everything. We’re feeling the strain in every facet of our lives. I know this is an unpopular opinion because everyone automatically assumes you’re pro-eugenics or other unpopular ideologies when you suggest that we reduce our birth rates, but I genuinely believe it would have a net-positive impact on the world.
