I'm from Belarus. There's lots of propaganda around having more children. Our president regularly says that women should stop having careers and start making more children.
Lots of people are leaving Belarus, but since we're not in EU and it's not as easy to leave, I don't think it's the main factor.
Belarus has a very poor economy and low salaries (families can't afford to have more than 1 child).
And finally, a lot of people are dying. Alcoholism issues are pretty big, a lot of men die young for example. Women would have to have looots of babies to offset the mortality rate.
It's probably a combination of all of these factors and more.
Lots of people are leaving Belarus, but since we're not in EU and it's not as easy to leave, I don't think it's the main factor.
Education levels are very high in Belarus. Check out these stats. https://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/belarus_statistics.html Literacy rates are close to 100% and majority of women get higher education.
Belarus has a very poor economy and low salaries (families can't afford to have more than 1 child).
And finally, a lot of people are dying. Alcoholism issues are pretty big, a lot of men die young for example. Women would have to have looots of babies to offset the mortality rate.
It's probably a combination of all of these factors and more.