cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/53484820
If you scroll to the bottom of the article, they post their sources, including studies published in peer reviewed journals. I’m sure most of us see this headline and go, “Duh,” but here we have hard data. Every time our billionaire and political overlords wring their hands about birthrates, the collective response from all of us should be, “fuck you, pay me, or kick rocks.”
https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/births-and-deaths-year-ended-march-2025/
New Zealand is at roughly 1.6, and our housing market is pretty cooked as well, although the situation is improving.
So yeah, that tracks.