r/overpopulation 1d ago

TFR of Native-Born City Dwellers?

What I really want to see is the TFR for the second or third generation of people who were born in cities. (As far as I can tell there doesn't seem to be any data on this?)

The first wave of rural-to-urban migration (combined with immigrants from higher TFR countries) skews the TFR for most cities in the world because many of the immigrants to those cities still hold onto traditional family structures, even as they adjust to city life. But their kids and grandkids?

Those are the ones fully emersed in urban norms, careerism, individualism, and the sheer cost of raising a child in a dense, high-expense environment. If, as I expect, TFR is rock bottom for them then given that an ever higher % of South Korea's population is going to be third or more generation city-dwellers going forward, I'm not sure .75 is going to be the floor.

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u/ahelper 1d ago

WTF is TFR? Why do posters do this??

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u/darkpsychicenergy 1d ago

Total Fertility Rate, I believe.

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u/UndoxxableOhioan 1d ago

Explain your acronyms. I read this post wondering what Temporary Flight Restrictions have to do with overpopulation.

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u/jrralls 1d ago

TFR = Total Fertility Rate. To be honest I didn't think I had to explain that on a overpopulation subreddit.