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Global Birth Rates Plummet: Urgent Economic Threats Loom

7/30/2025

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Declining birth rates are raising alarms worldwide, as economists Dean Spears and Michael Geruso reveal in their book, "After the Spike." With Uruguay's fertility plummeting to 1.27 and the U.S. hitting a record low of 1.599, the potential threats to economic stability and innovation loom large, sparking urgent discussions about our future.

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Declining birth rates are raising alarms worldwide, as economists Dean Spears and Michael Geruso reveal in their book, "After the Spike." With Uruguay's fertility plummeting to 1.27 and the U.S. hitting a record low of 1.599, the potential threats to economic stability and innovation loom large, sparking urgent discussions about our future.