Childbearing Motivations and Fertility Desires: An Empirical Analysis for Norway
Brini, E., Dommermuth, L., Lappegård, T., Mynarska, M., & Raybould, A. (2026). Comparative Population Studies, 51 10.12765/CPoS-2026-03
Understanding the motivations that underpin fertility decision-making can shed light on why people in low-fertility countries are increasingly having fewer or no children. Using data from the 2020 Norwegian Generations and Gender Survey, we examine 3,024 people of childbearing age and their childbearing motivations. We find that the childbearing motivations receiving the highest ratings are lifelong joy, fulfilling parental instinct, …
Childbearing motivations Childlessness Fertility desires GGS Norway T-D-I-B
