Lowest low fertility in Spain: insights from the 2018 Spanish fertility survey
Lozano, Mariona (Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics)
Esteve, Albert (Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics)
Boertien, Diederik (Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics)
Mogi, Ryohei (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Cui, Qi (London School of Economics and Political Science)
Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics

Data:	2024
Resum:	Background: Spain has one of the most enduring low levels of fertility in the world, but desired fertility there is still close to two children. Objective: We document recent fertility trends and examine the reasons that women and men provide for not achieving their desired fertility. Methods: We use data from the 2018 Spanish Fertility Survey (14,556 women and 2,619 men). We provide a cohort and age perspective and compare women and men. We use retrospective information and classify the reasons people report for not having (more) children. Results: Estimates on observed fertility, employment, and partnerships show that having a stable partner between the ages of 25 and 35 seems key in the transition to childbearing. Work-family conflicts and insufficient economic resources are the main reasons women and men give for not having their desired number of children. These are followed by partnership reasons (not having a stable partner) and health (infertility). Conclusions: Our findings, although descriptive, shed light on the multiple and age-varying obstacles that prevent women and men from achieving desired levels of fertility. Contribution: The Spanish population indicates that the most important preconditions for having (more) children are sufficient economic resources, stability, and having a partner.
Ajuts:	Agencia Estatal de Investigación RYC-2021-034487-I "la Caixa" Foundation RS23-00090 Agencia Estatal de Investigación PID2021-124267OB-I00 Agencia Estatal de Investigación RYC2019-026510-I European Commission 948557 European Commission 101052787 Agencia Estatal de Investigación JDC2022-049247-I
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	Fertility desires ; Low fertility ; Spain
Publicat a:	Demographic research, Vol. 51 (September 2024) , p. 625-636, ISSN 1435-9871

DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2024.51.19

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