declining fertility

collocation in English

meaningsofdeclineandfertility

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decline
noun[S or U]
uk
/dɪˈklaɪn/us
/dɪˈklaɪn/
when something becomes less in amount, importance, quality, ...
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fertility
noun[U]
uk
/fəˈtɪl.ə.ti/us
/fɚˈtɪl.ə.t̬i/
(of animals and plants) the quality of being able to produce young ...
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(Definition ofdeclineandfertilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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First, the impact ofdecliningfertilityon children's claims to social resources as their share of the population declines.
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Quite obviously, sincedecliningfertilityis associated with a rise in the standard of living, the problem is not primarily one of poverty.
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The greatest domestic problem facing all developed countries is how to finance retirement incomes for populations that are experiencing increasing longevity anddecliningfertility.
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That is against a background ofdecliningfertilityin society.
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It is also important to note that we live in a time when the population is aging but family sizes are becoming smaller—there is adecliningfertilityrate.
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Of these two forces, it isdecliningfertilitythat is the largest contributor to population ageing in the world today.
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During the 20th century,decliningfertilityand improved life expectancy in later life significantly changed age structures.
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Researchers have noticed adecliningfertilityrate in developed countries.
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In 2007, he retired from stud duty due todecliningfertility.
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The world population is projected to peak at 9 billion by 2050, and many countries reporteddecliningfertilityrates in the 2010 census.
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However, he found no empirical evidence to support the proposition that advances in development are able to reversedecliningfertilityrates.
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Due to thedecliningfertility, the scale of the junior high department decreases gradually.
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