“Arguably, childbearing has become more of a privilege," says CPC-CG member Ann Berrington in a new article in The Telegraph, with CG member Charlie McCurdy agreeing that for many young people, even if they want children, "they feel like they can't afford them."

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/05/06/having-a-big-family-is-now-the-preserve-of-the-rich/

#demography #fertility #childless #childfree #family #kids #fertilitydecline #youngpeople #millennials #costofliving #havingchildren

🧑‍🏫 Join us next week on 19 March for our #CPCCGWebinar with Julia Behrman of @northwesternu.

Julia will discuss mapping the strength and character of the norm to have #children, drawing on evidence from the #US.

Join us online - register at: https://www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/event_calendar/956/CPC_CG_Webinar__Julia_Behrman

#fertilitydecline #demography #childbearing #populationchange #lowfertility #socialscience #reproductivebehaviour #USresearch #families #populationstudies