Project
Fertility decline
The point of departure for the project is the observed decline in fertility rates in Norway and other Nordic countries since 2010.
Project details
- Project manager
- Lars Dommermuth
- Project participants
- Partners
Gunnar Andersson (Stockholm University)
Marika Jalovaara (University of Turku)
Trude Lappegård (University of Oslo)
Jessica Nisén (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research)
Daniele Vignoli (University of Florence)
- Clients
The Research Council of Norway (Independent projects, 287634)
- Project term
- 2019-2023
- Project status
- Ongoing
- Research field
About the Project
Since 2010, fertility rates have fallen in the Nordic countries. In Norway, the total fertility rate was 1.98 in 2009, but has since then continuously decreased and reached with 1.62 a historic low in 2017. As the trend continued, this historic number was already surpassed one year later, with a total fertility rate of 1,56 in 2018. A similar trend has been observed in other Nordic countries, with historic low numbers in Finland and Iceland. The primary objectives of the project are:
(1) Identify the causes behind the recent decline in fertility in Norway in comparison with the Nordic countries and other European countries
(2) Analyze which social groups face barriers in their plans for family formation in different contexts
Publications and project description (CRISTIN)
Project description
GDPR (in Norwegian)
Contact
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- Lars.Dommermuth@ssb.no
- Phone
- 40902519