The fertility of migrants before and after crossing the border: the ethnic German population from the former Soviet Union as a case study
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The fertility of migrants before and after crossing the border: the ethnic German population from the former Soviet Union as a case study
Abstract
PIP: This study measures whether and how change in residence affected the fertility of women who spent part of their reproductive life span in the former Soviet Union and another part of their life in Germany. The sample includes women who were younger than 41 years of age at the time of the border crossing. The study includes age of the migrant and period of residence abroad. Data were obtained for 1985, 1989, 1990, and 1991 from studies conducted by the German Government on the integration of ethnic Germans from the republics of the former Soviet Union. The pooled sample includes 2026 women. Fertility is determined before and after border crossings. Findings indicate that the relative fertility level of women before migrating to Germany was over 50% higher than fertility in Germany. The relative fertility level in the early period after migration was only about 40% of the German fertility rates at the same age periods. The findings are not necessarily representative for all migrant groups or for all religious minorities. It is suggested that the immediate adaptation to highly competitive West German conditions of living might have caused the decline in fertility among migrants.
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