> The so-called total fertility rate, i.e. the number of children a woman gives birth to in her lifetime, has been increasing in the Czech Republic over the past decade. Last year it reached 1.83. It is the highest since 1992. Last year, the Czech Republic ranked among the countries with the highest fertility rates in Europe, said Magdalena Báštecká from the Czech Statistical Office’s Demographic Statistics Department.
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> “Fertility rates have been rising and in 2021 will reach the highest level since 1992, at 1.83 children per mother. According to data from 2020, the Czech Republic was among the above-average countries in Europe. By 2021, fertility had risen further, and now the Czech Republic will rank among the highest,” Báštecká said. She added that some countries have not yet published all the data for last year.
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> At the turn of the millennium, the Czech Republic was one of the countries with the lowest fertility rates. In 1999, women gave birth to about 1.13 children in their lifetime, according to data from the Czech Statistical Office. Demographers pointed out that the country would begin to die out rapidly. Despite the increase in fertility, the population is only growing due to the arrival of foreigners.
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> From the early years of the millennium until the economic crisis, fertility was rising. In 2008, there were 1.5 children per woman. After that, the indicator fell. In 2011, it was 1.43. Then it started to rise again. Between 2018 and 2020, it stood at 1.71 children per woman, and last year it jumped to 1.83.
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> Fertility rose last year in all regions, but not uniformly. So the ranking has changed. In 2011, the Central Bohemia, Ústí nad Labem and Liberec regions had the highest values. Last year, the Central Bohemia region remained in the top three, while the Liberec region fell below average. On the other hand, the Zlín Region, which was last a decade ago, moved into the top fertility regions last year. “The highest fertility rate – 1.95 children per woman – was in the Vysočina Region,” the statistician said.
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> **Later motherhood**
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> According to Báštecká, fertility has been rising over the past decade in all age categories, except for the youngest women under 20. Motherhood has continued to be pushed back to older ages. While in 2011 women gave birth at an average age of 29.7, last year they were 30.4 years old, Báštecká said. Last year, women had their first child at an average age of 28.8, a year later than in 2011. Their second child was born at an average age of 31.4, half a year later than a decade ago.
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> Almost half of all children continue to be born outside marriage. Nearly three-fifths of first-born children had an unmarried mother. For other offspring, the proportion was lower, at around two-fifths last year.
Congrats Czechs. Any idea how you did it? Western European countries have to spend fortunes on child and family benefits and don’t even come close to this number.
Good job on running on a functional society unlike the rest of the world that works its plebs into mental illness and substance abuse.
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> The so-called total fertility rate, i.e. the number of children a woman gives birth to in her lifetime, has been increasing in the Czech Republic over the past decade. Last year it reached 1.83. It is the highest since 1992. Last year, the Czech Republic ranked among the countries with the highest fertility rates in Europe, said Magdalena Báštecká from the Czech Statistical Office’s Demographic Statistics Department.
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> “Fertility rates have been rising and in 2021 will reach the highest level since 1992, at 1.83 children per mother. According to data from 2020, the Czech Republic was among the above-average countries in Europe. By 2021, fertility had risen further, and now the Czech Republic will rank among the highest,” Báštecká said. She added that some countries have not yet published all the data for last year.
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> At the turn of the millennium, the Czech Republic was one of the countries with the lowest fertility rates. In 1999, women gave birth to about 1.13 children in their lifetime, according to data from the Czech Statistical Office. Demographers pointed out that the country would begin to die out rapidly. Despite the increase in fertility, the population is only growing due to the arrival of foreigners.
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> From the early years of the millennium until the economic crisis, fertility was rising. In 2008, there were 1.5 children per woman. After that, the indicator fell. In 2011, it was 1.43. Then it started to rise again. Between 2018 and 2020, it stood at 1.71 children per woman, and last year it jumped to 1.83.
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> Fertility rose last year in all regions, but not uniformly. So the ranking has changed. In 2011, the Central Bohemia, Ústí nad Labem and Liberec regions had the highest values. Last year, the Central Bohemia region remained in the top three, while the Liberec region fell below average. On the other hand, the Zlín Region, which was last a decade ago, moved into the top fertility regions last year. “The highest fertility rate – 1.95 children per woman – was in the Vysočina Region,” the statistician said.
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> **Later motherhood**
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> According to Báštecká, fertility has been rising over the past decade in all age categories, except for the youngest women under 20. Motherhood has continued to be pushed back to older ages. While in 2011 women gave birth at an average age of 29.7, last year they were 30.4 years old, Báštecká said. Last year, women had their first child at an average age of 28.8, a year later than in 2011. Their second child was born at an average age of 31.4, half a year later than a decade ago.
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> Almost half of all children continue to be born outside marriage. Nearly three-fifths of first-born children had an unmarried mother. For other offspring, the proportion was lower, at around two-fifths last year.
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Congrats Czechs. Any idea how you did it? Western European countries have to spend fortunes on child and family benefits and don’t even come close to this number.
Good job on running on a functional society unlike the rest of the world that works its plebs into mental illness and substance abuse.