In the European context Austria's population has a tradition of low fertility. Between the world wars of the 20th century Austria had the lowest fertility in Europe. It recovered most notably during the 1950s and early 1960s, but has been declining ever since. Contemporary childbearing trends...

Sardon Jean-Paul. - An Aid to Analysis. Isoquotients: Nuptiality. When birth rates for a given year are studied, it is generally accepted that the sum of age- specific rates may be used as an index. By contrast, when nuptiality of single persons is studied, particularly at a time when there are...