Germany's birthrate is the lowest in Europe - and falling fast

After generous parental allowances and guaranteed childcare fail to reverse the trend, experts call for a different approachIn all the data about Germany, it's the one statistic that bucks the trend. Its economy is strong, its cities are regularly cited as among the best in the world to live in – but Germany is a shrinking country. It has the lowest birthrate, just 1.36 children per woman, in Europe, and one of the lowest in the world.According to the national statistics office, fewer bab...