***1.5 births per woman
Germany has recorded its highest birth rate in more than
three decades, with an average of 1.5 births per woman.
This was in a post released by country’s office of Federal
Statistics on Monday.
According to a statement from the Statistics office, there
was an increase of 27 births per 1,000 women in 2015, taking the overall birth
rate from 1.47 in 2014 to 1.5 in 2015.
It noted that it has been the highest figure posted since
1982.
“The increase is more marked among women without German
citizenship, rising from 1.86 to 1.95 births per woman in 2015.
“Among women with German citizenship, the birth rate grew
only marginally from 1.42 to 1.43 births per woman,’’ it said.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has singled out Germany’s
birth rate, one of the world’s lowest and its ageing population as among the
biggest challenges facing the country’s economy.
Report says in spite of the increased number of births in
2015, the country’s birth rate still falls significantly short of the 2.1
births per woman required to maintain a stable population.
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