In Italy, Rising Anxiety Over Falling Birth Rates

In Italy, Rising Anxiety Over Falling Birth Rates

PBS NewsHour

InläsarePBS NewsHour
Längd7 min
Språken
FörlagNewsHour Productions
ISBN9781094245089

Family size has been shrinking in the industrialized world for decades, and in Italy, the decline has been particularly dramatic. A generation ago, Italian mothers commonly had more than four children. Now they average less than two. Demographers warn that a shrinking population could yield an unprecedented economic crisis. Special correspondent Christopher Livesay reports from Sicily.