South Korea has the world's lowest fertility rate, a struggle with lessons for us all. A woman holding her daughter looks at a view of Seoul in 2019. The fertility rate in South Korea, which has the world's lowest rate, hit 0.78 in February.
The highest and the lowest increase in the male infertility has been estimated in Asia (rate of 22.5) and Australia & Oceania (rate of 5.56). Moreover, female infertility in Asia and North American has the highest and the lowest increase rate of 10.18 vs 5.89, respectively.
In the past 20 years, South Korea has recorded some of the lowest fertility and marriage levels in the world. As of 2021, South Korea is the country with the world's lowest total fertility rate at 0.81. The TFR of the capital Seoul was 0.63 in 2021.
With a fertility rate of almost 7 children per woman, Niger is the country with the highest fertility rate in the world followed by Mali.
France has the highest fertility rate
In 2021, France had the highest fertility rate among the EU member states with 1.84 live births per woman according to Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU. Malta had the lowest rate with 1.13 live births. This average for the EU as a whole was 1.53.
Other than being the smallest ethnic group in the country, the Asians had the lowest fertility rate in the US in 2018 at 1.525 children per woman.
Most European countries have low fertility rates because various obstacles prevent people from having their desired number of children. The 'Reproductive decision-making in a macro-micro perspective' (REPRO) project was established to gain insights into these obstacles.
In 2021, France had the highest total fertility in the EU (1.84 live births per woman), followed by Czechia (1.83), Romania (1.81) and Ireland (1.78). In contrast, the lowest fertility rates were seen in Malta (1.13 births per woman), Spain (1.19) and Italy (1.25).
Among 118 places with comparable data, only six have rates of childlessness higher than the U.S. rate of 19%. Singapore tops the list, with a childless rate of 23%, followed by Austria, the U.K., Finland, Bahrain, and Canada.
The current birth rate for Germany in 2023 is 9.373 births per 1000 people, a 0.09% decline from 2022. The birth rate for Germany in 2022 was 9.381 births per 1000 people, a 0.09% decline from 2021. The birth rate for Germany in 2021 was 9.389 births per 1000 people, a 0.09% decline from 2020.
Smoking and being either over-weight or significantly under-weight are known to have the biggest impact on fertility and the chances of conception. “Poor nutrition, increased BMI, smoking and excessive alcohol and drug use are major factors contributing to infertility.
Women's fertility gradually declines with age, especially in the mid-30s, and it drops rapidly after age 37. Infertility in older women is likely due to the lower number and quality of eggs, and can also be due to health problems that affect fertility. Men over age 40 may be less fertile than younger men.
In the United States, the highest fertility rates (per 1,000 women ages 15-44) during 2018-2020 (average) were to Hispanic women (64.8), followed by blacks (62.6), American Indian/Alaska Natives (60.8), Asian/Pacific Islanders (55.6) and Whites (55.3).
Swan says that the rate of fertility decline isn't just an odd quirk that can be easily solved with reproductive therapies like in-vitro fertilization. It actually poses an existential threat to humanity. In fact, she projects the world is on track to be completely infertile by 2045.
Infertility rates are rising, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There used to be a worldwide average of 5 children per woman in 1950, but in 2020, that average has fallen to 2 children according to the United Nations.
Fact is, Germans are now living longer and having fewer babies. There are many reasons for the declining birth rate in Germany, from the country's high jobless rates and bleak employment prospects to career pressures to lack of day care to lifestyle choices, to name a few.
"We think that couples' fears of a health and social crisis at the time of the first wave of Covid-19 contributed to the decrease in live births nine months later,” he said. In March 2021, births had rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, but it did not account for the decline two months before.
The birth rate in Italy has been declining steadily since the economic crisis in 2008, for reasons demographers agree is rooted in economic insecurity. The average monthly income across Italy is €2,475 a month, according to ISTAT.
Generally, the highest levels of childlessness are found in Southern Europe and the German-speaking countries, while levels have remained very low in Central and Eastern Europe for a long time (Frejka 2008; Sobotka 2017a ) (see also Figure 2). ...
The most important reasons are 1) the increased number of single people and 2) the increased average age of women having their first child. The latter increase began in 1988. Most Spanish women now have their first child between the ages of 30 and 39 years.
This decline is in particular a result of increased childlessness, higher age at first birth, and a smaller proportion of two-child mothers having a third child.
Racial differences were seen where Asians had the highest mean semen concentrations (69.2 × 106/mL) while blacks had the lowest (51.3 × 106/mL).
Asian patients represent a larger proportion of IVF users
For DI, the proportions of patients by ethnicity in 2018 were: White (92%), followed by Asian (3%), Black (2%), Mixed (2%) and Other (1%).
Higher fertility among Hispanics compared with Whites in the U.S. is due to a combination of wanted and unwanted fertility. In addition, despite relatively high completed fertility, a large proportion of Hispanic women and men fall short of early life intentions.