No, it's not news but I thought I would update the chart to latest available. June's not up but here's to the end of March. Trends that happen so rapidly are quite fascinating. I wrote a paper about it here.
Total fertility rate is defined as "the average number of live births that a woman would have during her life if she experienced the age-specific rates of a given period (usually a year)."
The rate is 1.6 births at March end. I wonder how low it will go?
What prompted me to look for an update was Peter Willliams interviewing a woman on Magic Talk today who advocates against loneliness, wants a Minister for Loneliness appointed even.
Shrinking families won't contribute to a reduction in loneliness. That's for sure.
