Spain has the lowest birth rate among large western countries at 1.32 children per woman. Macao has the lowest rate overall, while Niger has the highest birth rate at 7.68 children per woman and the highest estimated population growth rate. The decrease in Spain’s fertility rate is attributed to the increasing number of years required to pursue degrees and doctorates instead of starting families.
Among the large western countries, Spain has the lowest birth rate at 1.32 children per woman. For countries overall, Macao, which borders China, has the lowest rate of less than 1 child per woman. Hong Kong has the second lowest overall rate of 1.04 children per woman.
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In 1970, Spain’s fertility rate was 2.9 children per woman. One reason for the overall decrease is the number of years a student must spend in school to be considered for a “good” job. Employers in Spain value a university degree less and less, requiring students to spend more years pursuing degrees and doctorates instead of getting married and starting families.
The country with the highest birth rate is Niger, in West Africa, where an average of 7.68 children are born per woman. Niger, a country the size of the state of Texas in the United States, has a population of nearly 16 million people.
Niger, which also has the highest estimated population growth rate – 3.66% – for 2010, has a median population age of 15.2 years. Comparatively, Spain’s median age is 41.5 years.
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