1·If the Palestinians got the right to vote, given their higher birthrate, within a few decades Israel would no longer be a Jewish state.
如果巴勒斯坦人获得了选举权,考虑到他们较高的出生率,在几十年内以色列将不再是一个犹太国家了。
2·But the longevity is also presenting a headache as the country has very low birthrate, spelling a future demographic crisis as a smaller pool of workers supports a mass of elderly.
但“长寿”现象对于日本来说也是个头疼事。 日本的出生率极低势必造成一小群劳动者养活很多老年人的局面,这将会导致未来出现人口危机。
3·Falling birth rates are also indicators of better educated and more autonomous women, which is one reason why sub-Saharan Africa's birthrate remains stubbornly high.
下降的出生率也显示了更好的受教育和更多自主的女性,这也是为什么撒哈拉沙漠以南的非洲出生率一直持续在高位的原因之一。
4·This has easily offset the general decline in the birthrate of advanced countries.
发达国家的出生率的普遍降低被轻易抵消。
5·Oneresult: a birthrate of 1.38 children per woman.
有一个数据可以证明这种现象:出生率是平均每名女性有1.38个孩子。