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Delayed first births and completed fertility across the 1940–1969 birth cohorts

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Beaujouan, Eva, Zeman, Kryštof, Nathan, Mathías·2023·Demographic Research
DOI 10.4054/demres.2023.48.15
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The rise in the age at first birth has been universal in low-fertility countries in the last decades. Mothers who have their first child later tend to have fewer children, and in the absence of fertility catch-up at older ages, delayed fertility contribute

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  • The family size of mothers starting to have children in their 30s remained strikingly low in some countries even though more people were having children at these ages.

    “Also, the family size of mothers starting to have children in their 30s remained strikingly low in some countries even though more people were having children at these ages (Beaujouan et al., 2023).”

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Authors
Beaujouan, E., Zeman, K., & Nathan, M.
Affiliations
University of Vienna (AT)
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Venue
Demographic Research
Publisher
Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
Published
2023-03-21
Volume
48
Pages
387-420
ISSN
1435-9871 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.4054/demres.2023.48.15
OpenAlex
W4328116283
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29
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en
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Topics
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Reproductive Health and Contraception
Keywords
age at first birth, delayed fertility, completed fertility, birth cohort, low-fertility countries, fertility decline

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