Anne Morse Huércanos
@anne-morse-huerc.bsky.social
Fertility nerd. I share fun facts while my data is running | PhD in Demography and Sociology from Penn State | Also a UC Berkeley alum.
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Map of female literacy rates and fertility in Nepal:
The Sudur Paschim province of Nepal has a female literacy rate of 57%, and a total fertility rate of 1.88 🇳🇵
nepalitimes.com/here-now/nep...
The Sudur Paschim province of Nepal has a female literacy rate of 57%, and a total fertility rate of 1.88 🇳🇵
nepalitimes.com/here-now/nep...
September 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Map of female literacy rates and fertility in Nepal:
The Sudur Paschim province of Nepal has a female literacy rate of 57%, and a total fertility rate of 1.88 🇳🇵
nepalitimes.com/here-now/nep...
The Sudur Paschim province of Nepal has a female literacy rate of 57%, and a total fertility rate of 1.88 🇳🇵
nepalitimes.com/here-now/nep...
"In recent years, birth rates have dropped only slightly in places where they have long been low...States that had above average fertility rates in 2014 are responsible for more than 80% of the collapse in American birth rates over the past decade."
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
August 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
"In recent years, birth rates have dropped only slightly in places where they have long been low...States that had above average fertility rates in 2014 are responsible for more than 80% of the collapse in American birth rates over the past decade."
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Observed and projected completed cohort fertility in the U.S.
Several interesting things to note!🧵
1) Completed cohort fertility INCREASED for the cohort born between 1960 and 1975
Several interesting things to note!🧵
1) Completed cohort fertility INCREASED for the cohort born between 1960 and 1975
August 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Observed and projected completed cohort fertility in the U.S.
Several interesting things to note!🧵
1) Completed cohort fertility INCREASED for the cohort born between 1960 and 1975
Several interesting things to note!🧵
1) Completed cohort fertility INCREASED for the cohort born between 1960 and 1975
New work on young adults reaching adult milestones (living away from parents, in labor force, ever married, has kids.)
They found that 48% of young adults had achieved all 4 milestones in 1975, but this declined to 21% by 2024.
www.census.gov/library/stor...
They found that 48% of young adults had achieved all 4 milestones in 1975, but this declined to 21% by 2024.
www.census.gov/library/stor...
August 7, 2025 at 12:44 PM
New work on young adults reaching adult milestones (living away from parents, in labor force, ever married, has kids.)
They found that 48% of young adults had achieved all 4 milestones in 1975, but this declined to 21% by 2024.
www.census.gov/library/stor...
They found that 48% of young adults had achieved all 4 milestones in 1975, but this declined to 21% by 2024.
www.census.gov/library/stor...
Utah has the highest refined marriage rate* (49) which is over twice the rate of Louisiana (23.7).
*marriages in the past 12 months per 1,000 unmarried women age 15+
www.bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resour...
*marriages in the past 12 months per 1,000 unmarried women age 15+
www.bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resour...
August 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Utah has the highest refined marriage rate* (49) which is over twice the rate of Louisiana (23.7).
*marriages in the past 12 months per 1,000 unmarried women age 15+
www.bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resour...
*marriages in the past 12 months per 1,000 unmarried women age 15+
www.bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resour...
If you read this Newsweek article, you might incorrectly conclude that a new study found that countries need a total fertility rate (TFR) of 2.7 to avoid extinction.
But I read the study, and that isn't what the study shows 🧵
www.newsweek.com/babies-mothe...
But I read the study, and that isn't what the study shows 🧵
www.newsweek.com/babies-mothe...
More babies may be needed to avoid extinction, study claims
Just above two children per woman was considered the minimum to sustain a population—not anymore, according to new research.
www.newsweek.com
April 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
If you read this Newsweek article, you might incorrectly conclude that a new study found that countries need a total fertility rate (TFR) of 2.7 to avoid extinction.
But I read the study, and that isn't what the study shows 🧵
www.newsweek.com/babies-mothe...
But I read the study, and that isn't what the study shows 🧵
www.newsweek.com/babies-mothe...
In 2023, the U.S. and Mexico both had a Total Fertility Rate of 1.6, but the two countries have different age-profiles of childbearing.
Mexico has higher fertility at younger ages.
The U.S. has higher fertility at older ages:
Mexico has higher fertility at younger ages.
The U.S. has higher fertility at older ages:
April 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
In 2023, the U.S. and Mexico both had a Total Fertility Rate of 1.6, but the two countries have different age-profiles of childbearing.
Mexico has higher fertility at younger ages.
The U.S. has higher fertility at older ages:
Mexico has higher fertility at younger ages.
The U.S. has higher fertility at older ages:
No decline in the % of people ages 25-34 living with a spouse in recent years: 👩🏽🤝👨🏾🏠
Other interesting results if you scroll through:
Women are more likely to live with a spouse or “other relative.”
Men are more likely to live with a parent, alone, or with non-relatives.
Other interesting results if you scroll through:
Women are more likely to live with a spouse or “other relative.”
Men are more likely to live with a parent, alone, or with non-relatives.
April 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
No decline in the % of people ages 25-34 living with a spouse in recent years: 👩🏽🤝👨🏾🏠
Other interesting results if you scroll through:
Women are more likely to live with a spouse or “other relative.”
Men are more likely to live with a parent, alone, or with non-relatives.
Other interesting results if you scroll through:
Women are more likely to live with a spouse or “other relative.”
Men are more likely to live with a parent, alone, or with non-relatives.
Users of the Demographic and Health Surveys, please let your voice be heard!
Users of the Demographic and Health Surveys, please take the United Nations Statistics Division DHS impact survey (form.jotform.com/250913880478...) regarding recent cuts. Replies inform future planning and advocacy. All responses are confidential and presented only in aggregate.
Questionnaire on the use of the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) data
Please click the link to complete this form.
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April 21, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Users of the Demographic and Health Surveys, please let your voice be heard!
April 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I finally made it over to Bluesky! I'm here to keep sharing fun fertility facts.
To start, a hot-of-the presses report shows increases in first-time parents using paid parental leave in the U.S.--especially for men: 📈👶
www2.census.gov/library/publ...
To start, a hot-of-the presses report shows increases in first-time parents using paid parental leave in the U.S.--especially for men: 📈👶
www2.census.gov/library/publ...
April 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I finally made it over to Bluesky! I'm here to keep sharing fun fertility facts.
To start, a hot-of-the presses report shows increases in first-time parents using paid parental leave in the U.S.--especially for men: 📈👶
www2.census.gov/library/publ...
To start, a hot-of-the presses report shows increases in first-time parents using paid parental leave in the U.S.--especially for men: 📈👶
www2.census.gov/library/publ...