Background: Africa will double its population by 2050 and more than half will be below age
25. The continent has a unique opportunity to boost its socioeconomic welfare. This …

With the rising occurrence of climatic events and their implications for population dynamics
(migration, mortality, and fertility), understanding the interplay between disasters and fertility …

In this paper, we examine the inequality in the dynamics of the total fertility rate within 21 sub-
Saharan African countries by wealth quintiles. We also examine the associated inequality …

Background World population is growing at about 80 million people each year. Ethiopia is
the 12th most populous country in the world. Existing literatures showed that the role of …

Background Uganda's fertility was almost unchanging until the year 2006 when some
reductions became visible. Compared to age at first marriage and contraceptive use, age at …

To accelerate their demographic transition, sub‐Saharan African (SSA) countries must
trigger significant and rapid fertility declines. These fertility declines will open a demographic …

Background Studies in Ghana have reported discrepancies between trends in Total Fertility
Rate (TFR) and Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (CPR). Yet, there is limited empirical …

Background Continuing population growth could be detrimental for social and economic
wellbeing. Understanding the factors that influence family planning decisions will be …

In this study, we seek to perform macro analysis of fertility in a panel of 6 selected Pacific
Island Countries (PICs, hereafter). The macro analysis with secondary data, mostly obtained …

Objectives The transition to small family size is at an advanced phase in India, with a
national TFR of 2.2 in 2015–16. This paper examines the roles of four key determinants of …