The hidden high fertility nation

Uncovering the citizenry hiding in plain sight with the highest birthrate in the developed world

When one pays attention to the discourse around birthrates, Israel is the (only) go-to example of a first world country with above replacement-level birthrates. It comes up again and again, with thinkers agonizing over the cause of this fertility, discussing theories which revolve around the size of its radical religious minority, the existential threat…