

This has been a common pattern globally. A lot of other wealthy countries only have stable (desired for economic growth) population numbers/growth only because of large scale immigration. ie. US and Canada. Which countries like South Korea, Japan, or China are still quite strict on.
Doesn’t help that child raring has become exceedingly expensive per child as well in wealthy countries.










On top of that there are expensive academic tutors and extracurricular activities that are seen as necessary in competitive countries.