Australia’s fertility rate falls to record low in 2020
by Peter Hannam Economics correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5SSVK)
Registered births fell by 3.7% in 2020, with the total fertility rate at an all-time low of 1.58 babies per woman
Australia's fertility rate continues to plummet, with registered births dropping below 300,000 for the first time in 14 years.
Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday showed there were 294,369 registered births in 2020, a decrease of 3.7% from 2019. The previous year's decline was 3%.
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