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GCSE Geography · key term
The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime.
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Specification 5.6 · Paper 2
Revise: Population and Social Development FactorsIndia’s fertility rate fell from about 4.04 children per woman in 1990 to 2.13 in 2023. Several connected changes explain this decline. Better education and greater opportunities for women to work can encourage later parenthood and smaller families.
Paper 1
The average number of children a woman is expected to have over her lifetime, based on current fertility patterns.
Revise: Demographic Data and DevelopmentFertility rate is the average number of children a woman is expected to have over her lifetime, based on current fertility patterns. It differs from birth rate, which counts live births per 1,000 people each year.
Do not confuse fertility rate (children per woman) with birth rate (births per 1,000 people per year).
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