And there's the problem! Moral relativism and secularism have reduced our society down to co-habiting partners who may or may not choose to have a child. In the past, vocations grew out of large families where there were many children and parents often encouraged them to pursue religious life.
Shrinking families, combined with a desire to ensure a family name is carried to future generations, has significantly contributed to the shortage in vocations. In France, the problem has become serious with only a handful of priests to replace those retiring.
Bemoaning shrinking families while encouraging choosing a celibate lifestyle as a priest or a nun?
You can't have it both ways.
Or do Catholics expect only a few Catholic families to do all the heavy lifting in maintaining the number of cradle Catholics? Quite a burden to place on those who are denigrated already for choosing marriage over celibacy.
Do you'll not see the irony at all?
.....Or get those from those countries that are having a “boom” in vocations, such as in Africa or Asia.