Atheism on the rise - Demographics

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

As you've probably noticed the number of atheists has been growing. If we look at northern European States like Norway, Finland, Sweden and Denmark, or even Germany or the UK, we'll notice there has been not only an increase of people who identify themselves as atheists, but some of those countries already have a considerable number of atheist citizens.

Check out the fertility rates of those countries. They're not replacing themselves.

Most recent data on population growth in the above mentioned countries (source: UN statistics):

Norway: 1.3% (Norway also has one of the highest fertility rates in Europe).

Finland: 0.5%

Sweden: 0.7%

Denmark: 0.4%

Germany: -1.7%

UK: 0.6%

(for comparison): United States: 0.7%

So, it would appear that the only group not 'replacing themselves' are the Germans. What's the huhu?

Boru