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The future needs more people. We are here to help you find one of them.

People meet later. Births have fallen. DateMeme exists to close the gap — not with a lecture, with a person.

The human scale

We want a living civilization

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People live longer and meet later. Births have fallen. Most wealthy countries are here — this is the starting line, not the last chapter.

Replacement · 2.1

Steady

2.1 births per woman. Enough new life that a country holds its size. The first floor we can stand on again.

The aim

Abundance

Time, families, and more life. AI and cheap energy free people to raise children and enjoy the world they build.

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People belong outside. Together.

63 countries have already peaked in population — 28% of everyone alive.
2.23 global births per woman in 2026, down from nearly 5 in 1950. Still falling.
2.1 the replacement line. Almost every rich country is already below it.

The horizon

A civilization below the line

Total fertility rate is the average number of children a woman is expected to have. Below 2.1, a population shrinks without immigration. The gold line is replacement. Every major country on this page is under it.

2026 · births per woman

Where the largest countries stand

Gold line = 2.1 replacement

Source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2026 estimates. World average 2.23. Developed-country replacement is conventionally 2.1.

1960 – 2026

How fast the line was crossed

Historical series compiled from UN / World Bank estimates. 2026 points are UN estimates. South Korea fell from about 6.2 to 0.76 — the steepest collapse among large economies.

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Time enough for a long afternoon

The age of abundance

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