German birthrate plummets, especially in one region

Germany’s birth rate continues to crater, dropping 7 percent to 1.35 children per woman in 2023, according to the Federal Statistical Office, however, the eastern states are especially suffering. A total of 692,989 children were born in 2023, which is 45,830 fewer than in 2022 when 738,819 babies were born and the birthrate was 1.46. […]

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