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League Table: FALLING FERTILITY

The following pages list nations according to their falls in fertility over the last three decades.

Countries that had already achieved low fertility 30 years ago obviously had less scope for further reductions.

Falling fertility reflects the changing conditions which lead people to want smaller families. It also reflects the spread of family planning programmes that enable people to exercise that choice. In some cases, it reflects, also, the desperation of women who will tolerate poor family planning services, or seek abortions.

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