How Much of the Declining Birth Rates Is a Fiat Phenomenon? \ Stacker News ~AskSN

Tenants in expensive regions have fewer children on average than buyers in expensive regions. According to the CBS and NIDI, this results in "unequal opportunities for family formation".

The tight housing market is further depressing the declining birth rate in the Netherlands, according to research by Statistics Netherlands. People in regions with the highest house prices have the fewest children.

How much of the declining birth rates is a fiat phenomenon? \ stacker news ~AskSN

On the one hand, I feel the destruction of people's ability to save is a big part of the problem. People aren't going to want to have kids if they can't afford a place to live or feel like they have stability in their lives. Food and shelter are basics, and fiat inflation + the fiat practice of using real estate as investments is to blame. It makes the idea of having kids quite scary. shit, I have kids and thoughts of the world they will inherit…

In areas where expensive housing is located, women are less likely to have a child than in cheaper regions. This is especially the case for people who rent.

The construction of new flats in Germany has collapsed dramatically since 2024, as new data show. This decline is due to higher interest rates and construction costs. In 2024, only 251,900 new flats were completed – a decrease of more than 14 percent compared to 2023, as reported by the Federal Statistical Office. There has been a marked decline since the "highest level" of 306,400 new units in 2020. Between 2021 and 2023, a little less, around …

Tenants in pricier areas postpone starting families because they can't find a home

Women living in pricier neighborhoods are, on average, less likely to have a child. This applies especially to tenants. “Women who cannot make the step to an owner-occupied home in expensive regions postpone having children more often,” Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and the Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI) reported.