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Australia’s Fertility Rate Hits 90 Year Low

Mothers are also having children later in their life.
Australia’s Fertility Rate Hits 90 Year Low
A woman looks at her mobile phone on the banks of the Swan River in South Perth, Western Australia, on March 16, 2024. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times
Crystal-Rose Jones
Crystal-Rose Jones
10/16/2024|Updated: 10/16/2024
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Australia’s fertility rate has hit a low of 1.50 babies per woman, according to latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data.

It is the lowest birthrate in the last 90 years of available demographic data, with teenage women having less children. The country saw a peak in fertility in 1961, with a rate of 3.5.

Crystal-Rose Jones
Crystal-Rose Jones
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Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.
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