FERTILITY BEFORE AND AFTER ECONOMIC CRISIS
Fertility rates – Number of children born to women
| 2007 | 2011 | |
| Belgium | 1.82 | 1.81 |
| France | 1.96 | 2.01 |
| Germany | 1.37 | 1.36 |
| Iceland | 2.09 | 2.02 |
| Spain | 1.39 | 1.36 |
| UK | 1.90 | 1.96 |
| US | 2.12 | 1.89 |
Source: Eurostat
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