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The Power of Choice: Reproductive Rights and the Demographic Transition

 The Power of Choice: Reproductive Rights and the Demographic Transition
 The Power of Choice: Reproductive Rights and the Demographic Transition

Publisher

UNFPA

Number of pages

156

Author

UNFPA

State of World Population Report

The Power of Choice: Reproductive Rights and the Demographic Transition

Publication date

17 October 2018

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Not so long ago, most people had large families: five children, on average. Where once there was one global fertility rate, today there are many, with differences wider than at any point in human history.

Family size, whether small or large, is intertwined with reproductive rights, which are tied to many other rights, such as those to health and education, adequate income, the freedom to make choices, and non-discrimination.

Where all rights are realized, people tend to thrive. Where they are not, people are not able to realize their potential, and fertility rates tend to be higher or lower than what most people really want.

State of World Population 2018, UNFPA's flagship report, looks at the global trend towards smaller families, and why fertility matters.