Focus (April 11, 2009) in “Fructbarer Glaube” (not on-line yet) reports on the birthrate in Switzerland in 2000.
Children per woman according to religious membership
2.79 — Hindu
2.44 — Moslem
2.06 — Jewish
1.62 — Eastern Orthodox
1.42 — Buddhist
1.41 — Roman Catholic
1.35 — Protestant
1.24 — Jehovah’s Witnesses
1.11 — No religious association
The Worldwide Value Survey (1986-2004) correlated the number of children and the frequency of prayer
Number of children — Frequency of Prayer
1.48 — Never
1.61 — Seldom
1.86 –- Many Times Times a Month
2.24 — Many Times a Week
We have six children. I say grace at meals, morning and evening prayers (brief) and the Rosary. If Europeans would resume praying, they might not die out.