Skip next section WATCH — Why Germans want children but are having fewer babies May 6, 2026

WATCH — Why Germans want children but are having fewer babies

Ole Alsaker

Germany's birth rate has fallen to its lowest level on record. But as one expert explains, the issue is not that people are rejecting family life — it is that society has not made having children compatible with modern lifestyles.

Why Germans want children but are having fewer babies

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