1. FertilityAustria

   Austria, 2013–2023: first, second and later birth rates all fell

   Per woman at that period's rates: first births 0.70 → 0.64, second 0.51 → 0.46, third and later 0.23 → 0.22; total 1.44 → 1.32. First children now come later (at 29.9 instead of 28.8). These series cannot separate postponement from births that will never occur.

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