Will we end up living in a childless society?

Rising trends
Women in the UK are putting work and leisure before children: the number of childless women has doubled over 20 years. According to a study published by The Guardian, only 36% of women think having children should come before work. Women are having children later and later on in life. Thanks to contraception, having a child has become a real decision that some women simply never choose to make - although many do change their minds later on in life.

Other countries
-In Germany, women find it very difficult to find time for children because of work. A third of women have children after completing higher education (which is lengthy in Germany). Overall, one German woman in 5 doesn't have children, according to national demographic statistics.
-French women are also shunting motherhood. According to the figures, between 12 and 16% of French women born in 1980 will never have children, compared to 10% of those born in 1940. 
-In Japan, where bringing up a child is extremely expensive, 56% of 30-year-old women are childless, whereas only 24% were childless in 1985.