Zenit: Fertility Decline Continues
ROME, APR. 10, 2011 (Zenit.org).- Low fertility rates and an aging population will present Europe with a big economic challenge. This was one of the points made in a study published by the European Commission at the start of the month.
The "Third Demography Report" found that the number of children per woman has increased from 1.45 children, at the time of the last report in 2008, to 1.6. Nonetheless, this is still substantially below the level of 2.1 children that is required to maintain a stable population.
As well, life expectancy is increasing, which will push the trend to an aging population. Already in 4 countries -- Bulgaria, Lithuania, Latvia and Romania -- the population is decreasing due to a combination of more people dying than are born and emigration. ...
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