Eh? Why does birth rate drop in countries with top economies versus those that don’t?

Developed countries tend to have a lower fertility rate due to lifestyle choices associated with economic affluence where mortality rates are low, birth control is easily accessible and children often can become an economic drain caused by housing, education cost and other cost involved in bringing up children. Higher education and professional careers often mean that women have children late in life. This can result in a demographic economic paradox. sauce

In order to maintain that high quality of life you have to work a shitload and to get those high paying jobs you have to spend years of your life upskilling and competing for better jobs.

Remove the economic factor and give everyone that astounding QOL and boom... we can breed without worries of providing and we don't even have to stress about maintaining our QOL. We can all be stay at home parents who just raise our kids if we choose to.

I can't afford a 4-6+++ bedroom house in the Greater Boston area where my friends and family are without having soul-crushing long commute times. I need a commute because I need to work to put food on the table and pay for rent. Remove the barriers and keep at least even QOL and I will not work, i'll instead devote my time to doing literally anything else.