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Dutch birth rate plummets as women have fewer children later in life
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that women in the Netherlands are having fewer children and starting families later in life, with the national birth rate plummeting by 16% in the last decade across 93% of Dutch councils.
29 May, 09:15 — 29 May, 09:17
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dutchnewsMostly Factual75d ago
Dutch birth rate plummets 16% in the last 10 years
Women had fewer children in 2024 than in 2014 in 93% of Dutch councils, according to the national statistics office...
By Louis Gore-Langton
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Dutch women having fewer children and later in life
Women in the Netherlands are having fewer children and starting later in life, Statistics Netherlands (CBS)
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First report: dutchnews · 29 May, 09:15|Full coverage: 2 · 2m|Window: 2m
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