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Shudu Reacts: The Real Fertility Crisis

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Shudu Reacts: The Real Fertility Crisis

Shudu Reacts: The Real Fertility Crisis

Should women have more children?

Is the world facing a birth rate crisis?

Let Shudufhadzo Musida, UNFPA Global Champion for Women and Girls, tell you the facts as she reacts to real comments about the real fertility crisis.

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How will COVID-19 impact fertility?

Publisher

UNFPA

Publication date

Jul 2021

Author

UNFPA

Number of pages

10

Publication

How will COVID-19 impact fertility?

Technical brief

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Publication date

Feb 2019

Author

US Census Bureau, UNFPA, USAID

Resources

Measuring Fertility From a Census

This paper details core questions about fertility in a census to improve the accuracy and completeness of fertility data. 

This technical note is part of a series on Select Topics in International Censuses, exploring matters of interest to the international statistical community.