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    Nell’UE, in media, le donne che hanno dato alla luce il loro primo figlio nel 2023 avevano 29,8 anni; 2a più alta in Irlanda (31,6 anni)

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    2. Old-Structure-4 on

      It’s a real societal problem. The amount of infertility due to age is so, so sad.

    3. assflange on

      It would be good to see this regionally also, which I know some of these maps can do.

    4. SlantyJaws on

      Government need to make people starting families their highest priority.

    5. Dangerous_Tie1165 on

      This is because of cost of living. Has to be reduced.

    6. Mindless_Purpose_671 on

      The amount of people wanting a family but can’t freaking afford them due to cost of living and especially the rent prices is big enough. These problems that are made by the same government that is complaining about low birth rates. Sick and tired of it. The young people live with their parents until they are in their 30s or leave the EU to be able to afford a place. If the government wanted change they could have done something long time ago.

    7. foofaflying on

      Tricky enough to start a family when you still live with your parents because you can’t afford to buy and rent prices are through the roof.

    8. durden111111 on

      Keep in mind this is the mean so a large amount of mothers will be even older. Risk health of complications in babies increases with the age of mothers. This age seems to only be going up every year too. Grim.

      Actually it’s even more grim that I thought: https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-vsar/vitalstatisticsannualreport2021/births2021/#:~:text=Looking%20back%2030%20and%2050,was%20first%20recorded%20in%201955.

      3/4 of all births in 2021 were to mothers over the age of 30 with 1/3 of births over the age of 35.

    9. RJMC5696 on

      I always seem to be an outlier in the likes of my kids sports club, I’m 29 and my oldest is 5 years old and I’m always the youngest mum there. The woman I know who want kids later in their 30s say it’s either to do with priorities of getting a mortgage or building a career.

    10. CiarraiochMallaithe on

      Totally anecdotal here but the countries with the highest age of giving birth are those who faced the worst of Great Recession in Europe. Those who would have been 31 in 2023 would have just have been finishing secondary school at the time of bailouts and the Troika. I wonder if there is any correlation?

    11. bathtubsplashes on

      For people exclusively linking this to the economy, I did the Maths 

      Taking a ten year span from the middle of the biggest economic boon in our history (1996-2005) our average birthrate was **1.92**

      Taking a sample of the most recent available data when people started getting antsy about Cost of Living (2016-2022) the average birthrate is **1.74**

      There is a dropoff, but it’s so gentle that I think it demonstrates that even at our economic high point, we still weren’t having enough children. This goes far beyond how much money people have in their pockets

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