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Real reasons people do not have the number of children they want revealed in new report

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Global Total Fertility Rate in 2050

<span>A YouGov poll conducted across 14 countries representing 37% of global population revealed that nearly one-fifth of respondents did not achieve their desired family size, with economic factors cited by 39% as the primary limitation.</span

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A YouGov poll conducted across 14 countries representing 37% of global population revealed that nearly one-fifth of respondents did not achieve their desired family size, with economic factors cited by 39% as the primary limitation.

<span>The Trump administration's funding cuts have eliminated over $330 million worth of UNFPA reproductive health projects, forcing closure of maternity wards in refugee camps like Jordan's Zaatari facility where midwives had delivered 18,000 babies without maternal deaths.</span

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The Trump administration's funding cuts have eliminated over $330 million worth of UNFPA reproductive health projects, forcing closure of maternity wards in refugee camps like Jordan's Zaatari facility where midwives had delivered 18,000 babies without maternal deaths.

<span>Women were nearly twice as likely as men to cite unequal division of domestic labor as a factor limiting family size, while both genders expressed fears about climate change, conflict, and global uncertainty affecting their reproductive decisions.</span

Women were nearly twice as likely as men to cite unequal division of domestic labor as a factor limiting family size, while both genders expressed fears about climate change, conflict, and global uncertainty affecting their reproductive decisions.

<span>The report warns against coercive policies like baby bonuses or fertility targets, stating they are often ineffective and may backfire, with people reacting negatively when they perceive reproductive choices as being steered by governments.</span

The report warns against coercive policies like baby bonuses or fertility targets, stating they are often ineffective and may backfire, with people reacting negatively when they perceive reproductive choices as being steered by governments.

<span>Research from the Institute for Family Studies indicates that declining marriage rates account for approximately 75% of fertility decline since 2007, with married women maintaining significantly higher birth rates than unmarried women across all age groups.</span

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Research from the Institute for Family Studies indicates that declining marriage rates account for approximately 75% of fertility decline since 2007, with married women maintaining significantly higher birth rates than unmarried women across all age groups.

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Marriage remains the strongest predictor of fertility, with declining marriage rates explaining three-quarters of recent fertility drops. Married couples continue having children at historical rates, suggesting the real issue isn't rejection of parenthood but delayed family formation.

<span>Marriage remains the strongest predictor of fertility, with declining marriage rates explaining three-quarters of recent fertility drops. Married couples continue having children at historical rates, suggesting the real issue isn't rejection of parenthood but delayed family formation.</span>

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