A young family | Main Street Financial
Young people around the world continue to value marriage, long-term relationships and parenthood, but financial insecurity, unstable employment and housing challenges are preventing many from achieving those goals.
This is according to a major new survey released by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) on Tuesday.
The Demographic Futures Survey, one of the largest and most geographically broad studies of its kind, surveyed more than 108,000 internet-connected adults aged 18 to 39 across 73 countries and territories.
The findings challenge assumptions that younger generations are turning away from family life, instead pointing to economic conditions as the principal obstacle to partnership and parenthood.
