Since 2010, fertility rates have fallen in the Nordic countries. In Norway, the total fertility rate was 1.98 in 2009, but has since then continuously decreased and reached with 1.62 a historic low in 2017. As the trend continued, this historic number was already surpassed one year later, with a total fertility rate of 1,56 in 2018. A similar trend has been observed in other Nordic countries, with historic low numbers in Finland and Iceland. The primary objectives of the project are:
- Identify the causes behind the recent decline in fertility in Norway in comparison with the Nordic countries and other European countries
- Analyze which social groups face barriers in their plans for family formation in different contexts
Project manager: Lars Dommermuth
Participants:
- Daniele Vignoli (University of Florence)
- Gunnar Andersson (University of Stockholm)
- Janna Bergsvik (SSB)
- Jessica Nisén (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research)
- Kenneth Aaurskaug Wiik (SSB)
- Marika Jalovaara (University of Turku)
- Michael J. Thomas (SSB)
- Tom Kornstad (SSB)
- Trude Lappegård (University of Oslo)
- Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
- University of Florence
- University of Oslo
- University of Stockholm
- University of Turku
Funder: Norwegian research council (project number 287634)
Project period: 2019-2023