I remember when I was younger how a lot of news were saying the world is getting overpopulated. Eventually, a lot of countries implemented some laws to discourage more children. I think Singapore had disincentives to having more than 2 children. China had the infamous one-child policy. I said infamous because I've heard a lot of female children were aborted due to this.
Fast forward to now, a lot of countries are encountering an aging population and a dwindling number of children being born. Some countries are now encouraging having more children and giving benefits, but it usually isn't enough.
The cost of living is too high and the wages of people are not enough. Unless something changes, I don't think the youth will want to have children. Something's going to give at one point, and I hope it isn't too late when it does.
Yes - which only compounded the issue now.
Needing migrants to come in and do the work no one else can or will, but complaining about their culture dying. All cultures die, if there are no children.
And they will get the boomer and Gen-X inheritances, have no kids, and then flush it into the hands of the mega rich again.