Mendes, Maria Filomena; Guerreiro, Gertrudes Saudés; … - 2005 - 1st version: January 31, 2005, this version: July 12, 2005
The decline in fertility that has been observed in Portugal is an apparent fact. From 1960 to 2002, the average number of children by woman has decreased from 3.1 to 1.5. Not ignoring this strong evidence of a sustainable decrease in fertility, the fact is that the numbers on the fertility rates...