France experienced its lowest childbirth year on record, proving that the trend of the “one-and-done” parents is real in Western Europe. 

France experienced its lowest childbirth year on record, proving that the trend of the “one-and-done” parents is real in Western Europe. 2022 was the year with the lowest rate of births since France started to record birth rates after WW2. While some might be tempted to blame the pandemic, the reality is that the birthrate has been declining since 2015—a clear sign that Millennials are delaying and rethinking parenthood on a large scale in the country. And it’s not just in France that people are having fewer babies, the U.K. is also experiencing the same shift, proving that the “one-and-done” trend is real in the region. (Bloomberg)