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Fertility Rate

Statisticians report that in order to maintain the world's current population, women must produce an average of 2.1 children apiece. The fertility rate in the U.S. is 2.06 children per woman. That compares to a rate of 1.91 in the United Kingdom, 1.21 in Japan, 1.41 in Germany and 1.39 in Italy.

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