Germany is a country of an aging population, as in the entire European continent where the birth rate is approximately 1.3 children per inhabitant. But it is the case that, in addition, Germany is the country with fewer children in the world.
So surprising to know that in a district of Berlin, in Prenzlauer Berg, there is the highest birth rate per square meter in all of Europe. The birth rate of this neighborhood is 2.5 children per inhabitant, almost double that in the rest of Europe; More than half of the 145,000 inhabitants of this neighborhood are under 45, according to the demographer Reinhard Klingholz of the Institute for Population and Development in Berlin.
The passion of the inhabitants of Prenzlauer Berg could be one of the causes for these high birth figures, but there are other clearer reasons.
Since 2007, a law allows parents to receive 67% of their salary up to 16 months, with the guarantee of keeping their job. The job is saved for a total of 3 years.
The help for son they are superior to what we have, for example, in Spain, with the curious fact that, for example, what is perceived in Germany for 3 children would be received in Spain by 18.
There is also the guarantee that, for parents who wish, there will be a kindergarten space until 4:00 pm on weekdays.
In addition, the town has some excellent infrastructure for children, from a multitude of outdoor or covered places to spaces reserved for children's games in coffee shops.
And surely the character of its inhabitants also has much to say to explain these extraordinary figures ...
