With historically similar patterns of high and stable cohort fertility and high levels of gender
equality, the Nordic countries of Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, and Iceland are seen …

The ongoing period fertility decline in the Nordic countries is particularly strong in Finland,
where the total fertility rate (TFR) reached an all-time low of 1.41 in 2018. We analyse the …

By current European standards, Sweden has had a relatively high fertility in recent decades.
During the 1980s and 1990s, the annual Total Fertility Rate (TFR) for Sweden undulated …

Previous analyses of period fertility suggest that the trends of the Nordic countries are
sufficiently similar that we may speak of a common “Nordic fertility regime”. We investigate …

Early in the 21st century, three-quarters of Europe's population lived in countries with fertility
considerably below replacement. This general conclusion is arrived at irrespective of …

BACKGROUND The downward fertility trend in Western countries during the 2010s is
puzzling, not least in the Nordic region. OBJECTIVE In order to better understand its driving …

The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of recent trends in childbearing in
neighboring Norway and Sweden. We use indexes produced by applying indirect …

During the 2010s, fertility rates fell across the Nordic region. The onset of these declines
seems linked to the Great Recession of 2008–2009, but their continuation cannot easily be …

At the individual level, a very strong negative relationship is observed between age at first
birth and total number of children. However, at the country level, it is possible that no …

With period fertility having risen in many low‐fertility countries, an important emerging
question is whether cohort fertility trends are also reversing. We produce new estimates of …