See every side of every news story
Published loading...Updated

Iceland's COVID Baby Surge: Why Third Births Jumped 38% Among Educated Women

Summary by population.fyi
Photo by Luca Micheli on UnsplashDuring the height of COVID-19 in 2021, Iceland experienced a surprising rise in fertility rates, with the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) increasing from 1.79 to 1.90 (Statistics Iceland). The trend was short-lived, and researchers Ásdís Arnalds, Ari Klængur Jónsson, and Sunna Símonardóttir investigated whether a parental leave reform or pandemic conditions drove the change in their 2025 paper "The 2021 Baby Boom in I…
DisclaimerThis story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.

Bias Distribution

  • There is no tracked Bias information for the sources covering this story.
Factuality

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

population.fyi broke the news in on Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
Sources are mostly out of (0)

You have read out of your 5 free daily articles.

Join us as a member to unlock exclusive access to diverse content.