1. FertilityNorway

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

   Per woman at that period's rates: first births 0.79 → 0.62, second 0.69 → 0.53, third and later 0.37 → 0.26; total 1.85 → 1.41. First children now come later (at 30.1 instead of 28.4). These series cannot separate postponement from births that will never occur.

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