Demographer: The decline in birth rate and fertility is as intense as in the 1990s | ČeskéNoviny.cz

The decline in the world birth rate and demographic changes it contributes to have become a growing concern for both policymakers and economists. Economics and demography experts have told Newsweek that this trend threatens to destabilize not only local economies — which could reduce annual GDP growth by several percentage points — but also world markets. “I think it is the most important problem facing economies around the world,” said James Po…

Prague - The Czech Republic is experiencing the same intense decline in birth rates and fertility as in the 1990s after the November Revolution and the change of regime. According to the results of research on the current Czech family, fewer people believe that having a child is a condition for fulfilling life. There are also fewer people who plan to have a child. Parenthood plans are being fulfilled in two-thirds of cases. Jiřina Koucourková, h…