It does seem that the decline in birthrate for 2022 in Northern Europe could be offset to some degree by the bonanza year of 2021, I mean, who a wants a baby 2 years on the trot. However, I don't feel this explains the dip completely by any stretch of the imagination. Is there a precedent, I wonder, for this in the past of offset of a previous bumper year?
It does seem that the decline in birthrate for 2022 in Northern Europe could be offset to some degree by the bonanza year of 2021, I mean, who a wants a baby 2 years on the trot. However, I don't feel this explains the dip completely by any stretch of the imagination. Is there a precedent, I wonder, for this in the past of offset of a previous bumper year?
How does Ireland compare? Do you have their numbers?
The European-wide data certainly seems to be pointing to some different regional/cultural trends.
DE-AUT-CH-SWE-NOR-UK
FR-BEL-NLD-DK?
PRT-SPA-IT
Which seems to go against the phenomenon being connected to the vaccination campaigns.
But I just dunno anymore, there is definitely something really weird and unprecdented going on in DACH region.