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Countries with the world’s lowest birth rates
Countries with the world’s lowest birth rates
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Putin asks employees to have sex during work breaks to boost Russia’s declining birth rates. But this isn’t the first time a leader has addressed the fertility crisis weirdly.
Countries worldwide are grappling with falling fertility rates, leading to a resurgence of pronatal…
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A Russian politician says the country needs a 'special demographic operation' to boost its birth rate, which has crashed to a 25-year-low
"We must organize ourselves and conduct another special operation," said Nina Ostanina, the head of…
Huileng Tan
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Asia's governments think people not having sex or dating may be tanking their birth rates. That's not the full picture.
One expert told BI that there is "very little, if hard any evidence at all" to show that pro-natali…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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Reverse Colonialism? UK sees massive boom in migrant populations even as local birth rates decline, with Indians leading the pack
The UK's population rose to 68.3 million in 2023, driven by record levels of net international migr…
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India’s population will peak at 1.7 billion around 2060, only to start tumbling down after that: UN report
The UN report paints a picture of a changing world order with India's rise as the world's most popu…
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World Population Day: 10 countries undergoing the biggest population crises
Here are ten countries with significantly shrinking populations, as per the World Population Review…
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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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A battle over the future of US retirement is playing out in Pennsylvania as the election looms
Pennsylvania is among the top states with the fastest-growing older population. It sets the stage f…
Ayelet Sheffey
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One chip company's newest tactic to attract workers: Help pay off their student loans
GlobalFoundries, a New York-based chipmaker, is offering employees up to $28,500 in student debt re…
Jacob Zinkula
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China's retirement crisis is here, and Beijing will be forced to keep raising the retirement age, demographer says
People 60 years and older are expected to make up nearly half of China's population by 2050, accord…
Jennifer Sor
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Spain is betting on immigrants to boost its economy
The Spanish economy faces significant challenges from an aging population and one of Europe's lowes…
Rebecca Rommen,Nathan Rennolds
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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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The basic income myth: cash discourages work
Guaranteed basic income critics often argue cash discourages work. Experts and participants say tha…
Allie Kelly
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After 'one-child policy', China emphasises on a 'pro-birth agenda' to tackle shrinking population
Amid China's ongoing demographic crisis, the new 'pro-birth agenda' set up by the Communist Party d…
ANI
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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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A millennial couple who moved to South Korea says $400 a month for full-time childcare is a huge perk
The South Korean government has invested billions of dollars in an effort to entice more people to …
Jacob Zinkula
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Pets, sports, and Disney might end up rescuing China's ailing consumer economy
China's pets, sports, and cultural IP economies are poised for rapid growth, with supply currently …
Kelly Cloonan
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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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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…