It may be a widespread assumption among certain circles in society that immigrants to Denmark tend to have larger families for cultural reasons – and that the result is a drain on the welfare system.
But according to Statistics Denmark, immigrant women now have an average of 1.76 children, while ethnic Danish women have 1.78.
First time in history
It is the first time in Danish history that ethnic Danish women have more children.
The figures reveal that descendants of immigrants have even fewer children: an average of 1.75.
According to Kristeligt Dagblad, the fertility curve of non-western women has been declining for the last 30 years.
Natural adaptation
The development is natural, says Anika Liversage – senior researcher at Vive, National Center for Research and Analysis on Welfare – to Kristeligt Dagblad.
This does not mean that immigrants have exactly the same view of the family as the Danes have, she explains.
It’s more about living under the same structural conditions. When everyone is going to the job market, it sets a limit to how big a family sensibly enough should be.
Source: The Nordic Page