Anxieties drive falling birth rate in Germany


By AGENCY
  • Family
  • Monday, 04 Nov 2024

Natality fell to 1.35 children per woman last year, compared to 1.58 in 2021, with the biggest decline seen in the formerly communist-ruled eastern states. — AFP

GERMANY’S birth rate has plummeted as worries about the economy, the Ukraine war and the Covid pandemic saw families put off having children, a think tank said recently.

Natality fell to 1.35 children per woman last year, compared to 1.58 in 2021, with the biggest decline seen in the formerly communist-ruled eastern states.

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