Fertility rates plummet in Switzerland – and beyond
The global fertility decline has not spared Switerland. Some states are trying to boost births with publicity campaigns or baby bonuses. But it will take a lot more to change the choices being made by today’s couples. In Switzerland, one rarely encounters a family with three or four children now. Like many developed economies, this country has fallen below the threshold needed to maintain existing population numbers (2.1 children per woman) since the early 1970s. Yet figures published last year by... Читать дальше...