[Study] Only a small minority of the human population ever has great grandchildren

[shii410]

Almost all humans have only ever reproduced in the short term and long term genetic continuity is sustained by a small subset of the population who are dedicated breeders

More than half of us may end up without descendants

A new study based on data from the 19th century gives insight into how few of us can expect to have grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

sciencenorway.no

 

[WizardofSoda]

That is a wild study of major significance. In the article one thing they said in the late 1800's in Norway, that 25% of men and 25% of women didn't have children. Today they said its 25% of men and 15% of women in Norway who don't have children.

Something deep demographic professors know is that you won't increase the birthrate by getting people who don't have children to have children. You increase the birthrate by increasing the number of children that people who are having children have.

 

[Linesnap99]

I had a great grand father what a chad