BirthgapFacts.org is a fact-based critique of the three-part 2021 film Birthgap – Childless World and its unsubstantiated assertions that population collapse due to declining fertility rates is imminent, and that rising childlessness is behind this alleged crisis. Film producer Stephen Shaw seeks to “engineer” a solution to solve the crisis of “unplanned childlessness”. To validate his assertions, the film makes many claims that are not supported by evidence in demographic, anthropological, or ecological research. To start, all credible demographic projections do not point to any type of population collapse. Rather, the global population will continue to grow well beyond mid-century. Research also shows that fertility rates are declining because women are choosing to have fewer children due to greater reproductive autonomy.

A group of researchers, advocates, and scientists, endorsed by leading authorities on population studies, reproductive rights, and the environment, have fact checked the main assertions made in the film. If you would like to join the list of endorsers, please complete the form below.