Australia is seeing a rise in post-COVID-19 birth rates after the pandemic saw a drop in fertility rates.
According to the federal government’s latest annual population statement, to be released in full on Friday, Australia’s birth rate fell to 1.58 births per woman during the first year of the pandemic.
Commenting on the bounceback, Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers said, “we want the right balance between homegrown population growth and a sensible migration program.”
“At the same time as we make sure that we’ve got the kind of workforce that can support an ageing population,” he said, the Sydney Morning Herald reported….