Finnish demographer Anna Rotkirch believes that we need to raise the level of esteem we have for those who become parents. We need to talk about fertility, she says, and ask ourselves and others why they put off having children or even don't want them.
Finland is the second oldest country in the world, tied with Italy and Portugal and behind Japan. While the drop in births has just reached an unprecedented level in France, it is Le Figaro's turn to ask the questions.