This family has 10 children; but it's becoming increasingly rare

The Soliola family.

Τα παγκόσμια ποσοστά γονιμότητας έχουν μειωθεί απότομα, σχεδόν στο μισό τα τελευταία 50 χρόνια. Credit: SBS

Global fertility rates have been in sharp decline, almost halving in the last 50 years. In Australia, levels are well below replacement rate and South Korea has just broken its own record for the lowest levels globally. In the first in our special series on the Future of Fertility, we look at the planet's looming baby bust.


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