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Australian fertility rates bounce back to pre-COVID levels after historic low

Australia is experiencing a post-COVID baby boom, according to recent statistics, after an historically low number of births during the pandemic.

In 2020, Australia's fertility rate dropped to an all-time low of 1.58 births per woman.

But the latest data shows a rebound in the birthrate to 1.66 per woman, though a demographer says it likely will not rise any further. 

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