Background The period fertility in China has declined to very low levels, and the completed
cohort fertility rate (CFR) has also decreased significantly. However, the exact fertility rate …

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 …

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 …

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 …

We provide new evidence on the education-fertility relationship by using EU-SILC panel
data on 24 European countries to investigate how couples' educational pairings predict their …

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 …

Most research on trends in socio-economic fertility differences has focused on cohort total
fertility and on women. This study aimed to analyse how cohort trends in parity-specific …

In the last five decades, almost all European countries have experienced a decline in actual
fertility, but not in desired fertility. The incompatibility of motherhood and paid work has been …

On 22 May 2015, the 'Marriage Equality Referendum'in Ireland showed clear support for the
recognition of marriage as a contract between two individuals irrespective of their sex, with …