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Israel also has the highest total fertility rate among the countries with a human development index (HDI) of .8 or above, indicating a "very high" level of development, and is a practical outlier in terms of fertility among the states with the very highest levels of development (>.9).<ref>http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/latest-human-development-index-ranking</ref> | Israel also has the highest total fertility rate among the countries with a human development index (HDI) of .8 or above, indicating a "very high" level of development, and is a practical outlier in terms of fertility among the states with the very highest levels of development (>.9).<ref>http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/latest-human-development-index-ranking</ref> | ||
This high fertility may point to a relatively low incel rate, as further evidenced by the relatively low search term popularity mentioned above. | This high fertility may point to a relatively low incel rate, as further evidenced by the relatively low search term popularity mentioned above. | ||
However, this high birth rate disproportionally stems from ultra-orthodox communities (Haredi) and other sects of religious Jews.<ref>https://www.cbs.gov.il/en/publications/Pages/pw/Fertility-among-Jewish-Women-in-Israel-by-Level-of-Religiosity-1979-2014.aspx</ref><ref>https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-haredim-are-leaving-the-fold-but-the-community-is-growing-1.8121764</ref> | However, this high birth rate disproportionally stems from ultra-orthodox communities (Haredi, a particularly traditionalist sect that strictly follows the Jewish law, or Halakha) and other sects of religious Jews.<ref>https://www.cbs.gov.il/en/publications/Pages/pw/Fertility-among-Jewish-Women-in-Israel-by-Level-of-Religiosity-1979-2014.aspx</ref><ref>https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-haredim-are-leaving-the-fold-but-the-community-is-growing-1.8121764</ref> | ||
The birth rate in secular families, while above replacement level at 2.2 children per woman, is only about one-third of the ultra-Orthodox (6.5, as of the latest figures),<ref>https://www.timesofisrael.com/haredi-population-growing-twice-as-fast-as-total-israeli-population-report/</ref> and not far away from other OECD countries like France (1.8) and the U.S. (1.71). | The birth rate in secular families, while above replacement level at 2.2 children per woman, is only about one-third of the ultra-Orthodox (6.5, as of the latest figures),<ref>https://www.timesofisrael.com/haredi-population-growing-twice-as-fast-as-total-israeli-population-report/</ref> and not far away from other OECD countries like France (1.8) and the U.S. (1.71). | ||
This lower fertility may suggest incel-related issues may be more common among the non-Haredi, and particularly among secular Jews (43% of Jews aged over 20 in Israel as of 2020)<ref>https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/latest-population-statistics-for-israel</ref> | This lower fertility may suggest incel-related issues may be more common among the non-Haredi, and particularly among secular Jews (43% of Jews aged over 20 in Israel as of 2020)<ref>https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/latest-population-statistics-for-israel</ref> |
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