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Japanese govt to launch official dating app to help citizens find love and save the country; do these platforms even work?
Japan's marriage rate has fallen to an all-time low, with the country’s Health Ministry reporting a…
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Indianapolis is the US city with the highest birth rate, study finds, which could have an impact on its future
Out of the 37 largest US cities, Indianapolis tops the list for highest birth rates, with Seattle l…
Joshua Zitser
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Throwing money at plunging birth rates won't solve the issue, demography experts say
Financial incentives like baby allowances and cash schemes being rolled out by some countries won't…
Joshua Zitser
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China's birth rate has fallen so much that many hospitals are simply giving up on delivering babies
China has been stepping up measures to encourage marriage and parenthood.
Huileng Tan
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Falling birth rates are freaking countries out and spawning dubious fixes like tax breaks, cheaper cars, and free surgery
Countries are trying everything to combat declining fertility rates, with some eye-popping approach…
Joshua Zitser
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South Korean men can get $730 to reverse their vasectomies, an extreme attempt to increase the birth rate
Seoul offers $730 for vasectomy and tubal ligation reversals to address its low fertility rate. Sou…
Joshua Zitser
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Nearly all countries will struggle to maintain population levels by 2100, thanks to crashing birth rates: IHME
Over three-quarters of countries are expected to struggle to maintain their population sizes by 205…
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Russia has made getting a divorce way more expensive in order to fund its war efforts
A drafted proposal in Russia would increase divorce fees by eightfold from current levels, Bloomber…
Filip De Mott
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Tokyo is launching a dating app where users have to verify their income and promise they want to get married, as Japan fights tumbling birth rates
Japan is facing critically low marriage and birth rates, prompting the government to take "unpreced…
Polly Thompson
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China has a birth-rate problem. It's also the 2nd-least affordable country in the world to raise a child, says a Beijing think tank.
China is one of the most unaffordable places in the world to raise a child, ranking higher than the…
Matthew Loh
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Irish millennials and Gen Zers are being hit hard by the housing crisis. Many more are moving back in with their parents.
Rents in Ireland jumped 84% between 2010 and 2022, far more than the EU average.
Eliza Relman
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A surprise recession could strike after an unexpected jump in the unemployment rate, economist says
"The labor market, contrary to popular opinion, is contracting," famed economist David Rosenberg wa…
Matthew Fox
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You'll soon be able to get birth control without a prescription. Here's what you need to know.
Opill, the first oral contraceptive available for retail in the US, will be priced at $20 per month…
Allie Kelly
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Texas moms can now get an additional 10 months of Medicaid after giving birth
A bill in Texas aims to lower the maternal mortality rate in the state by supporting new mothers.
Allie Kelly
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Tech titans love Modi's economic powerhouse India — despite mass unemployment and abject poverty
India is on track to become the world's third-largest economy by 2027, but Narendra Modi faces a pi…
Theron Mohamed
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Here's why Americans having fewer kids won't doom the economy
The US birth rate just fell to its lowest level in over 40 years, according to provisional CDC data.
Jennifer Sor
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More Gen Zers could ditch college this fall — and some schools are worried they might never fully recover
It's not just the rocky FAFSA rollout. Lower birth rates and high student debt loads could hurt the…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Millennial wealth is booming. It turns out avocado toast didn't tank them after all.
It turns out that, after killing off brands and choosing avocado toast over homeownership, millenni…
Juliana Kaplan
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A millennial who made $225,000 secretly working 2 remote jobs shares why he decided to give up overemployment: 'The juice wasn't worth the squeeze'
A millennial who made $225,000 secretly working multiple remote jobs shares the five reasons he dec…
Jacob Zinkula
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Muslims up, Hindus down: What’s the larger picture behind India’s religious population trends?
According to a brand new report submitted by the EAC-PM, the nation’s population share of Hindus fe…