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Israel has the highest fertility rate of all OECD countries

August 28, 2023
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Did you know… that Israel has the highest fertility rate of all OECD countries? 

In 2022, the fertility rate in Israel was 2.95 births per woman. In comparison: in Germany it’s 1.5 births per woman. In brazil the rate is 1.68 births per woman and in Argentina it’s 1.9. The reason Israeli women have on average more children than women in other OECD countries is mainly cultural, although there’s also specific policies in place in Israel that makes it easier for women to have children. (It’s easy to take off a day from work to be with a sick child, a lot of flexible positions and part-time jobs, reduced working hours following return after maternity leave, etc.). You too can live in Israel with a young vibrant population! Just make Aliyah!