Fertility Intentions Across Five Decades in Norway
Dommermuth, L., Lyngstad, T., & Wiik, K. (2025). Comparative Population Studies, 50 10.12765/CPoS-2025-09
Fertility intentions are strong predictors of future childbearing at both individual and aggregate levels, reflecting cultural norms and values around family formation and childbearing. Given the recent decline in fertility across Western industrialized societies, research on fertility intentions has become increasingly important. In particular, falling birth rates in the Nordic countries − traditionally held up as exemplars of modern family …
Desired family size Fertility Fertility intentions GGS Norway Social change