http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
One thing I found interesting was that the US fertility rate now exceeds that of Turkey
2002
US 2.04
Turkey 2.07
2003
US 2.07
Turkey 2.03
Fertility rates are also up in Western Europe overall
2002
France 1.74 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Germany 1.39 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Spain 1.16 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Italy 1.19 children born/woman (2002 est.)
United Kingdom 1.73 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Austria 1.4 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Portugal 1.48 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Belgium 1.61 children born/woman (2002 est.)
2003
France 1.85 children born/woman (2003 est.) (up)
Germany 1.37 children born/woman (2003 est.) (down)
Spain 1.26 children born/woman (2003 est.) (up)
Italy 1.26 children born/woman (2003 est.) (up)
United Kingdom 1.66 children born/woman (2003 est.) (down)
Austria 1.41 children born/woman (2003 est.) (up)
Portugal 1.49 children born/woman (2003 est.) (up)
Belgium 1.62 children born/woman (2003 est.) (up)
Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Poland, Netherlands unchanged.
One thing I found interesting was that the US fertility rate now exceeds that of Turkey
2002
US 2.04
Turkey 2.07
2003
US 2.07
Turkey 2.03
Fertility rates are also up in Western Europe overall
2002
France 1.74 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Germany 1.39 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Spain 1.16 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Italy 1.19 children born/woman (2002 est.)
United Kingdom 1.73 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Austria 1.4 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Portugal 1.48 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Belgium 1.61 children born/woman (2002 est.)
2003
France 1.85 children born/woman (2003 est.) (up)
Germany 1.37 children born/woman (2003 est.) (down)
Spain 1.26 children born/woman (2003 est.) (up)
Italy 1.26 children born/woman (2003 est.) (up)
United Kingdom 1.66 children born/woman (2003 est.) (down)
Austria 1.41 children born/woman (2003 est.) (up)
Portugal 1.49 children born/woman (2003 est.) (up)
Belgium 1.62 children born/woman (2003 est.) (up)
Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Poland, Netherlands unchanged.
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