Almost one in four Irish Gen Z women could reach the age of 45 without having children if current trends continue, according to a new paper from the Iona Institute.
The report, Choice or Circumstance? Rising Childlessness in Ireland, examines childlessness among Irish women across successive generations, beginning with women born in the late 1950s. It defines childlessness as having had no children by the age of 45, the point at which fertility is biologically concluded for the overwhelming majority of women.
