
It's not just that couples are having fewer children, is that there are fewer couples https://t.co/DePftXFQDf

The Case For Open Borders
Cette nouvelle génération se montrait davantage conservatrice, davantage respectueuse de l'argent et des hiérarchies sociales établies que toutes celles qui l'avaient précédée. De manière plus surprenante, le taux de natalité était cette fois effectivement remonté en France, même sans tenir compte de l'immigration, qui était de toute façon presque
... See moreMichel Houellebecq • La carte et le territoire (French Edition)
While the number of childless women increased during the Boomer birth years, that trend reversed with Gen X when it began to fall
Jean M. Twenge • Generations
Gen X’ers delayed marriage but delayed children less, with the average age of motherhood dipping below the average age of marriage. Gen Z is instead postponing both getting married and having children.
Jean M. Twenge • Generations
Quand je suis né, en 1948, les femmes donnaient naissance en moyenne à 5 enfants chacune. Après 1965, le nombre a commencé à baisser comme jamais auparavant. Ces cinquante dernières années, il a chuté jusqu’à atteindre la moyenne mondiale incroyablement basse d’un peu moins de 2,5.
Hans Rosling • Factfulness (Essais) (French Edition)
That’s especially true because of the narrowing gender gap in pay we saw earlier; Millennial families lose more income than previous generations did when women leave the workforce to care for children.
Jean M. Twenge • Generations
After staying strikingly stable for four decades, the number of young people who ideally want to have children started to slide with Gen Z, decreasing the most among girls
Jean M. Twenge • Generations
Given that childcare costs have far outpaced inflation, the lack of paid parental leave and the high cost of childcare may be key reasons behind the birth rate decline.