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What one country's experiment says about attempts to boost birth rates

What one country's experiment says about attempts to boost birth rates
BBC News Monday 15 June 2026, 23:56 UTC 1 min read
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Why did Hungary’s pronatalist approach deliver an early rise in births only then to fall back? And what lessons does it offer to other countries desperate to lift fertility?

Why did Hungary’s pronatalist approach deliver an early rise in births only then to fall back? And what lessons does it offer to other countries desperate to lift fertility?
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