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Italy's Total Fertility Rate (TFR) is
among the lowest in the OECD, with an average of just 1.2
children per woman, the Paris-based organization said in its
'Society at a Glance 2024' report on Thursday.
"The TFR was lowest in Italy and Spain with 1.2 children per
woman, and particularly in Korea at an estimated 0.7 children
per woman in 2023," the OECD said.
The report said OECD countries have been experiencing a
long-term decline in their TFRs.
It said the average TFR for the OECD fell to just 1.5 children
per woman in 2022, well below the "replacement level" of 2.1.
"The decline in the TFR went hand in hand with an increase in
the age at which mothers have their first child, which increased
from 26.5 years in 2000, on average across the OECD, to 29.5 in
2022," it said.
The report said Israel was the OECD country with the highest
TFR, with 2.9 children per woman, followed by Mexico and France
with 1.8.
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