Ch. 1: Introduction -- ch. 2: Demographic trends: what the data tell us -- ch. 3: Drivers of fertility: what the literature tells us -- ch. 4: Case study: Germany -- ch. 5: Case study: Poland -- ch. 6: Case study: Spain -- ch. 7: Case study: Sweden -- ch. 8: Case study: United Kingdom -- ch. 9: Conclusions and implications for policy -- Appendix A: The potential consequences of population ageing -- Appendix B: The other drivers of population dynamics
Summary
Recent statistics suggest that fertility in Europe shows signs of recovery after decades of year-on-year drops. This report updates a study on low fertility from 2004 and explores the extent, causes and consequences of the recent recovery