Ari Klængur Jónsson, Author at N-IUSSP

Families and households

What becomes of marriage when non-marital childbearing is the norm?

March 14, 2021December 21, 2020 Ari Klængur Jónsson

Children, Europe, Marriage

Nowhere in Europe is the share of births out of marriage larger than in Iceland. Nevertheless, most Icelanders marry. In this article Ari Klængur Jónsson argues that even though the … Read more

Fertility and reproduction

The Icelandic Saga. Fertility in the midst of delayed family formation

March 7, 2021October 23, 2017 Ari Klængur Jónsson

Children, Demography, Europe, Fertility

In European demography, Iceland has been an outlier until recently, with a fertility rate well above that of most countries on the continent. Between 1982 and 2014, the Icelandic total … Read more