The article considers the evolution of two “Second Demographic Tradition”(SDT) core
characteristics: fertility postponement and the rise of cohabitation, with particular attention …

High-income countries have generally experienced falling fertility in recent decades. In most
of these countries, the total fertility rate is now below the level that implies a stable …

Numerous studies aim to connect negative fertility desires and outcomes with employment
conditions deemed to be uncertain. However, there is a lack of consensus about how to …

South Korea and other developed regions in East Asia have become forerunners of
prolonged lowest-low fertility. South Korea's total fertility rate has been below 1.3 for two …

This study examines the effect of the COVID‐19 pandemic on fertility in Norway at the
individual level. Studies using data at the macrolevel have found a positive short‐term effect …

In the wake of the ongoing climate crisis and its negative effects on public health, it has been
questioned by climate activists whether it is right to bring more children into the world …

In the 2010s, fertility has declined in the Nordic countries, most strikingly in Finland, and first
births drive the decline. It remains unclear whether this decline results from decreased …

Finland's increase in births, recorded in the months following the first two waves of the
COVID-19 pandemic, was among the strongest. We assess whether this fertility increase …

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 …

During the 2010s, Sweden, like other Nordic countries, encountered falling fertility rates.
This was puzzling, since no structural processes, such as those related to the business cycle …