1. FertilityIreland

   Ireland, 2012–2022: first, second and later birth rates all fell

   Per woman at that period's rates: first births 0.79 → 0.64, second 0.68 → 0.52, third and later 0.51 → 0.37; total 1.98 → 1.53. First children now come later (at 31 instead of 29.4). These series cannot separate postponement from births that will never occur.

   Source: Human Fertility Database (CC BY 4.0)Open on the chart →

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