Each country has two approaches to replenishing its population. The main one is children being born. The other one is to welcome foreigners

Italy has the oldest mothers in Europe. More than 8 out of every 100 babies have mothers over40. But why don't people have children earlier?

The fertility gap it’s the difference between the amount children we would like to have and the children we actually have.

Delaying parenthood is becoming increasingly common: Oxford's professor Melinda Mills focus on the policies that could reverse the trend.

Putting the birth rate at the centre of public discourse from a secular standpoint: Eleonora Voltolina's TEDx talk “The Fertility Gap”

The right to family planning's been recognised within the sexual rights since the 1960s. And to be able to have a child when one wishes?

When it comes to having children, there is a key factor that differentiates women from men: the biological clock.

There are two figures to be aware of when talking about birth rates: the fertility rate and the average age when having the first child.