The country has dropped below Japan to take the lowest birth rate globally, according to the study by the Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI), prompting fears that labour market shortages could damage the economy.
The authors of the study also said that women’s participation in the workforce would be key to the country’s economic future, and warned that a shrinking working-age population could have negative effects.
Average number of children born per 1,000 inhabitants over the past five years
Niger
8.2
50.0
Niger
12.7
France
12.7
United Kingdom
9.3
Italy
9.0
Portugal
8.4
Japan
8.2
Germany
Germany saw an average of 8.2 children born per 1,000 inhabitants over the past five years.
The falling birth rate means the percentage of people of working age in the country - between 20 and 65 - would drop from 61 per cent to 54 per cent by 2030.
Japan saw 8.4 children born per 1,000 inhabitants over the same time period, whereas Portugal and Italy saw 9.0 and 9.3, respectively. France and the UK both had an average of 12.7 births per 1,000 inhabitants.
Meanwhile, the highest birth rates were in Africa, with Niger at the top of the list with 50 births per 1,000 people.
The falling birth rate means the percentage of people of working age in the country - between 20 and 65 - would drop from 61 per cent to 54 per cent by 2030.
Japan saw 8.4 children born per 1,000 inhabitants over the same time period, whereas Portugal and Italy saw 9.0 and 9.3, respectively. France and the UK both had an average of 12.7 births per 1,000 inhabitants.
Meanwhile, the highest birth rates were in Africa, with Niger at the top of the list with 50 births per 1,000 people.
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) for 2013
Crude birth rate indicates the number of
live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at
midyear. Data according to the World Bank
2013
16.3
24.6
33
41.30
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