How Smaller Families are Changing the World
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22 min
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What It Covers
NPR's new Population Shift series examines global declining birth rates, from 5 children per woman decades ago to 2.2 today, affecting economies worldwide.
Notable Moment
Finnish researcher Anna Ratkirt describes heartbreak when 17-year-olds want houses with gardens, spouses and three children, knowing current trends make this unlikely.
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