The number of women in Chile having children has dropped significantly. It has the lowest birth rate in Latin America, a region where motherhood is plummeting faster than anywhere else.
BreakdownGenerated by LeadStory AI
- Only half of Chilean women of reproductive age are choosing motherhood. 6s
- Chile's fertility rate has dropped to 1.14 children per woman, the lowest in Latin America. 1m 6s
- Decline is linked to better access to birth control, fewer adolescent pregnancies, and changing social attitudes. 1m 15s
- Economic impacts include closure of maternity wards and businesses related to children. 2m 0s
- Migration is helping sustain birth rates, with one in three babies born to foreign mothers. 2m 12s