The BBC News website looks at how governments around Europe are tackling low-birth rates with policies designed to make balancing work and parenthood easier. Click on the map to read about ... the ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation The total fertility rate—the average number of births per woman—in Europe is already at 1.46, which is significantly below ...

For the first time since 1960, the number of live births in the EU has fallen below 4 million, one of the lowest fertility rates in the world. In 2022, the number of live births in the European ...

The fertility rate - the average number of children a mother could expect to have during her lifetime - has fallen to its lowest since records began in 1938. The typical size of the average family ...