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Is low fertility a twenty-first-century demographic crisis?

Demography ·Vol. 40 ·No. 4 ·2003-11-00 ·Pages 589-603

Morgan SP

Abstract

Nearly half of the world's population in 2000 lived in countries with fertility rates at or below replacement level, and nearly all countries will reach low fertility levels in the next two decades. Concerns about low fertility, fertility that is well below replacement, are widespread. But there are both persistent rationales for having children and institutional adjustments that can make the widespread intentions for two children attainable, even in increasingly individualistic and egalitarian societies.

MeSH Terms
Adolescent Adult Age Distribution Aged Birth Rate/trends Child Child, Preschool Female Forecasting Global Health Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Male Middle Aged Models, Theoretical Parity Population Control/trends Population Dynamics Women, Working/statistics & numerical data
Authors & Affiliations
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Morgan S Philip
Department of Sociology, Duke University, Box 90088, Durham, NC 27708-0088, USA. [email protected]
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Article Info
Journal
Demography
Abbr.
Demography
ISSN
0070-3370
DOI
10.1353/dem.2003.0037
Email
[email protected]
Published
2003-11-00
Pages
589-603
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0226703
PMCID
PMC2849155
Subset
IM
Grants
NICHD NIH HHS · R01 HD041042 · United States
NICHD NIH HHS · R01 HD041042-01 · United States
NICHD NIH HHS · R01 HD-041042 · United States
NICHD NIH HHS · R03 HD-41035 · United States
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PubMed source DOI: 10.1353/dem.2003.0037 PMC Full Text View journal details
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