“The Real Fertility Crisis”: New UN report highlights why people might be having fewer children

From Global News.

Job security, expensive housing, lack of a suitable partner — new research titled “The Real Fertility Crisis,” the latest report by the United Nations highlights economic barriers preventing people from having the number of children they want.

Nearly 40 per cent report financial limitations have or would affect their ability to have their desired family size.

One in five say fears about the future such as climate change, environmental degradation, wars and pandemics would lead them or has led them to have fewer children than desired.

Global’s Anne Gaviola reports.

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