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Why is Chile’s Birth Rate Plummeting?

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Macarena Lagos, 18, F. Contreras, 21, and Mariana Sanhueza Weish, 22, are design students at the Catholic University in Santiago. All three voice strong reservations about having children. Their reasons vary: one doesn’t believe she would make a good mother, others want to pursue creative careers, and some feel the world is not a good place to raise children. Santiago, Chile, on Saturday, May. 10, 2025 / Tamara Merino for NPR.

Macarena Lagos, 18, F. Contreras, 21, and Mariana Sanhueza Weish, 22, are design students at the Catholic University in Santiago. All three voiced strong reservations about having children. They worry that motherhood would limit their freedom and choices. Tamara Merino for NPR hide caption

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Much of the attention on the world’s plunging birth rate is on east Asian countries like Japan and South Korea. But Latin American countries, like Chile, are also seeing a decline in fertility. We go to Chile’s capital to understand the personal decisions behind the countries plummeting birth rate trend.

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