> But that doesn't mean that people who have kids are necessarily increasing the pool of people who want kids, percentage-wise.
Yeah I imagine that large families tend to result in adults who are themselves likely to have more kids than average, but things can certainly shift. Among my extended family, for example: my grandmother was one of 11 kids, my mom was one of 7, my aunts and uncles largely had 3-4, and my cousins mostly have 2-3. This is a tight-knit crowd, with a strongly pro-family culture (Catholicism), living in proximity with regular get-togethers, neighboring lake cottages etc, but clearly not immune to broader trends.
Yeah I imagine that large families tend to result in adults who are themselves likely to have more kids than average, but things can certainly shift. Among my extended family, for example: my grandmother was one of 11 kids, my mom was one of 7, my aunts and uncles largely had 3-4, and my cousins mostly have 2-3. This is a tight-knit crowd, with a strongly pro-family culture (Catholicism), living in proximity with regular get-togethers, neighboring lake cottages etc, but clearly not immune to broader trends.