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During the last several decades, nations across the globe have experienced a dramatic collapse of fertility rates.

Almost every developed country now has far fewer children than necessary to sustain its population. In addition, many of these societies will encounter extreme hardships in attempting to support their elderly.

Numerous developing nations, on the other hand, maintain fertility rates high enough to ensure rapid population growth for decades to come. This is in spite of the fact that their infrastructures are already severely strained by their current numbers.

Fertility Rates Magazine presents news, commentary, and information on this critically important topic.

 Note: Some of the maps herein are courtesy of the Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas at Austin.