Denial of Reality (The problem facing Western Civilization)

KEY GLOBAL TRENDS:Muslim population growth: Islam grew from 19.5% to 25% of the global population, adding nearly 1 billion adherentsChristian percentage decline: While Christianity grew in absolute numbers (1.75 billion to 2.5 billion), its percentage share declined from 33% to 31%U.S. FERTILITY RATES:Overall U.S. fertility rate: ~1.6 children per womanMuslim fertility rate: ~2.9-3.2 children per womanNon-Muslim fertility rate: ~1.5-1.6 children per womanChristian fertility rate: ~1.7 children per womanUnaffiliated fertility rate: ~1.3 children per womanGLOBAL FERTILITY RATES:Overall global fertility rate: ~2.3 children per womanMuslim fertility rate: ~2.9 children per womanNon-Muslim fertility rate: ~2.1 children per womanChristian fertility rate: ~2.3 children per womanHindu fertility rate: ~2.1 children per womanBuddhist fertility rate: ~1.6 children per womanUnaffiliated fertility rate: ~1.7 children per womanKEY TRENDS IN GLOBAL FERTILITY RATES:Overall decline: Global fertility rates have declined from 3.0 to 2.3 children per woman, approaching replacement level (2.1)Muslim fertility advantage persists: Muslim fertility rates remain substantially higher than non-Muslim rates, though the gap has narrowed from 1.7 to 0.8 children per womanRapid decline in Muslim fertility: Muslim fertility rates have declined by 1.4 children per woman since the 1990s, the steepest decline among major religious groupsRegional variations: Muslim-majority countries in sub-Saharan Africa maintain rates above 4.0, while Muslim populations in Europe and Central Asia have rates near or below replacement levelDemographic momentum: Despite declining fertility rates, Muslim populations continue to grow faster than other religious groups due to younger age structure and higher historical fertility