<p>In more than two-thirds of the world, the average number of children born to each woman has fallen below the “replacement rate”. Employment, home ownership and education are still big factors. But increasingly, so are mobile phones.</p><br><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/fba35eca-df3a-4ad6-b42d-eb08eb7c9ad3?accessToken=zwAAAZ7lLvdDkdP7o17K3zpK1tO0LesI63ya0wE.MEUCIFz5Q040zFo_GS0exSPYE0dPCfLVvBJeEOVKRXBo4UKBAiEAnW_I5Iw76RvjnTUhgiY8e0d2vokbv2OD7qjnBEo4xK0&amp;segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why birth rates are falling everywhere all at once</a></p><p>Credit: The Columbus Dispatch</p><br><p>Want to get in touch? Email us at [email protected]</p><br><p>Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts&nbsp;</p><br><p>Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted by <a href="https://www.ft.com/victoria-craig" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Victoria Craig</a>, and produced by Marc Filippino. Our show was mixed by Sam Giovinco. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Flo Phillips is the FT’s Global Head of Audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.&nbsp;</p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/b08d1cb2-6e8f-4420-8eff-890d643561d6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>