Rising costs and growing infertility

Having fewer children: An increase in the number of women participating in the labour force can influence women’s decision to marry or increase the number of children they have. — Posed photo/123rf.com

COST of living pressures, the country’s socioeconomic progress, and infertility are among the major reasons for the nation’s steadily declining Total Fertility Rate (TFR), say experts.

To reverse this worrying trend, fundamental shifts and pro-natalist policies are needed.