One is the aging of the Brazilian population. As the population has more people of a certain age, the fertility rate decreases, as there are fewer people of childbearing age. And there is a behavioral change, as a result of increased education and the presence of women in the job market, which is a positive fact. As the population becomes more educated, they have a better chance of a professional life and, as a result, people tend to postpone the date of having children. Today, in fashion, the most common age for a Brazilian to be a mother is 26 years old. The age group between 20 and 30 is the predominant one, but, in recent years, the number of mothers over 30 has grown enormously. José Roberto de Toledo
Increased education, female emancipation, aging of the population, reduction in births and marriages will have an important impact on the Brazilian population, assesses the columnist.
Later there will be profound impacts on society. You have fewer people of school age, more people of hospital age, since diseases appear with age. The bad news is that we are getting old. Brazil had a great opportunity, a demographic window with a gigantic mass of working age. This moment is passing. José Roberto de Toledo
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