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Why women in the Maghreb are having fewer children

Why women in the Maghreb are having fewer childrenWorldPing

The Maghreb region has seen a dramatic drop in birth rates in recent years. Most women now have fewer than three children, compared with the 7-8 children per woman that was typical in the 1970s.

This is a short WorldPing brief. The full report was published by France 24.

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