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Originally Posted by ScottOliveira
Actually, every couple having 2 children would also result in negative population growth, because not every child goes on to have their own children. You need something like 2.1 children/couple to maintain a constant population level.
That being said, I believe you are correct that the ZPG proposal has it at 2 children/couple.
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Yes, and some of those children meet an untimely death. I simplified it for the post, but the average needs to be 2.0, so to achieve this the birth rate does need to be somewhat higher.
I have to go now, my 0.1 child needs to be changed...