Over the past half a century many countries have witnessed a rapid fall in total fertility rates,
particularly in the world's most advanced economies including the industrial powerhouses of …

In brief Over the past half century, the world has witnessed an unprecedented decline in
human fertility rates. This analysis reviews the various socioeconomic, cultural, and …

An intense period of human population expansion over the past 250 years is about to cease.
Total fertility rates are falling dramatically all over the world such that highly industrialized …

Over the past half-century, the world has witnessed a steep decline in fertility rates in
virtually every country on Earth. This universal decline in fertility is being driven by …

This article presents new evidence that partly reinforces and partly qualifies the results of a
recent article on fertility decline published in this journal by Sanderson and Dubrow. Eight …

Fertility decline and fertility change in both developing and developed countries is a social
change of essential importance. The divergence of mortality and fertility levels in the 2nd half …

Background: Reports of decreased semen quality over time have raised concerns about
possible reductions in human fertility. Studies of couple fertility have produced conflicting …

Between the early 1950s and the present, the global fertility transition has been nearly
universal in the developing world. However, as of 2017, two countries out of the 190 …

Introduction Will women of childbearing age bear enough children to reproduce themselves
and sustain population stability or growth in the long term? This is a question faced by 75 …

In the first part of this chapter, we investigate country-and regionspecific fertility patterns and
trends. Although we identify considerable differences in their stages of demographic …