What influences fertility?

Fertility—the number of children a woman has—is not just a barometer for predicting population growth or decline. It can also be a measure of the quality of women’s lives, whether they have no children, a few or many. Linked to this indicator of the size of families, nations or the global population, are other factors such as health, education, economic opportunity, equality and the right of every woman to make decisions about the timing and spacing of births, free of coercion from a partner, family, a community or a national policy.

Sustainable Development Goals:

No Poverty

Gender Equality

Reduced Inequalities