コロナ禍で出生数が増えた国

日本では新型コロナウイルス感染症が出生数を減少させているが、逆に増えている国もある。

The first 3 months of 2021 saw 700 more births compared to the same period last year in Norway. It’s too early to say whether or not this is due to corona, but the increase starts nine months after the first #lockdown. https://t.co/dQZ1QSAoeG @SSB_Norway #fertility #coronababy

— ScienceNorway.no (@Sciencenorwayno) May 20, 2021

Also in countries that Norway compares to, numbers have gone up: Finland, Sweden and the Netherlands also see an increase in fertility.

パンデミックの生活制限が、子持ち層には「もう一人」の余裕につながった可能性がある。

Surveys have shown that parents of small children are the only ones who have not reported a lower quality of life during the pandemic, according to the demographer.
“So perhaps parents of young children have found time to have one more”, she speculates.

結論を出すにはまだ早いが、これらの国々では出産に対する不安感が日本よりも少ないことは確かだろう。