Fertility transition is spreading but women in poor countries continue to have many children...
Fertility transition has progressed faster in countries that provide women with choices to space and time their births, provide services for healthy pregnancies, and place population policies within a human rights framework. High fertility is concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa and several south Asian countries, where access to services and information remains out of reach for many, especially the rural poor.
UNFPA's contribution to MDG#1 includes:
Lower fertility, slower population growth, favourable composition, increased economic growth, reduction in poverty
Smaller families so higher female labour force participation
Income distribution less skewed so less extreme poverty and more scope for growth
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