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Fertility is the ability to produce children. It is an element of population growth, reflecting both the causes and effects of economic and social developments.
Source - OECD
Image ID - bee, the symbol of a goddess which represents fertility, rests on a purple flower
Demography fun fact - The share of American women at the end of their childbearing years who had ever given birth was higher in 2018 than it had been a decade earlier, with 85% of women ages 40 to 44 were mothers in 2018, up from 82% in 2008.
Source - Pew Research