Global fertility rates have been in sharp decline. It is rare to see large families these days: Explainer

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The birth rate is decreasing rapidly all over the world. How dangerous is this situation? In the last 50 years, the number of births in the world has decreased by half. The number of births in Austria is much lower than what is needed for population growth. To know more information about this, listen to today's explainer on SBS Sinhala.



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