[23/July/2009]

From: Saba Net

Translated by Mahmoud Assamiee

SANA'A, July 23 (Saba)- Using birth controls has contributed in reduction of human fertility in Yemen during the past few years, said recent study.

The results of study, which was prepared by Chairman of the Central Organization for Statistics Amin Muhyaddin, show that fertility in Yemen has been dropped from eight births 1986 to 6,1 in 2004.

Entitled "Human Fertility in Yemen", the study indicated that fertility in Yemen during the past mentioned period has been affected by economic and social factors such as educating woman, including her in labor market, improvement in her health conditions, and civilization in addition to somehow increase of the first marriage age among female which led to reduction of marriages among small aged categories (under 25 years). All this led to reduction to fertility rates among these female categories and reflected on total rate slightly.

The study said despite notable reduction in fertility and births rates, these rates still of the highest not only among Arab but also in developing countries. Yemen is ranked the first of countries of high rates of fertility in Arab countries.

The study added that there is clear contrast in fertility rate in rural and urban areas with two birth increase in parity age in rural areas with 6,8 comparing to 4,8 in urban areas. This indicates that fertility still high among rural women and reduced in urban areas.

Concerning fertility's trends in governorates, the study indicated that all governorates except Sa'ada, Hajjah and Jawf, have witnessed different rates of reduction during the period 1986-2004.

The study concluded that the population growth absorbs economic growth if they are in equal level. But population growth can be negative on net economy if it is higher so that no real economic growth could be achieved unless there is no real economic growth higher than population growth.

The study is important because it tackles fertility of direct effect on defining population growth level as well as its effects on development in general. High fertility and growing population growth curb realizing real economic growth in society.







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