A Lancet study forecasts that by 2100, over 97% of countries will have fertility rates below the population replacement level.
AdvertisementThe Japanese government has also tried to boost fertility rates by offering up to a year of parental leave and even cash incentives.
In South Korea, the least fertile country in the world, Seoul is offering people money to reverse their vasectomies or untie their tubes.
However, according to Trent MacNamara, a Texas A&M professor whose work has focused on fertility rates, throwing money at the problem can only do so much.
Harper said that instead of throwing money at the issue, the biggest chance for success is through promoting gender equity.
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