Low birth rate risks creating US housing glut over coming decade

Starting in 2030, deaths in the US are projected to outnumber births, meaning that without immigration, the population would ...

China’s birth rate just hit its lowest point since 1949—and Trip.com cofounder James Liang thinks that’s a threat to innovation

“We need more people to innovate.” ...

Pronatalists Want To Boost Fertility With Blue Laws and Government-Enlisted Fertility Influencers

The Institute for Family Studies says governments should restrict internet access and promote large families to reverse ...

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Study suggests reversing birth rate decline requires out-of-box policy ideas like generous baby bonuses. It also helps if a ...

Small rural primary schools ‘could be lost’ in falling birth rate, says Kent education observer Peter Read

A Kent education specialist has voiced concerns small schools will end up shutting because of falling birth rates. Peter Read ...

US hurtling toward population decline even as Americans say they want bigger families, new report warns

Americans want 2.4 children but fertility has fallen below 1.6, with delayed marriage identified as a key factor driving the ...

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Military schools to outsource security as low birth rate limits recruitment

Several military schools are set to outsource security to private firms as Taiwan's low birthrate creates problems with ...

Russia weaponises traditional family values to boost its ‘catastrophic’ birth rate

The campaign is a partnership between church and state and is also meant to raise the birth rate. The Kremlin treats that ...

Economies thrive with older, smaller population, new study finds

Workers and companies turn to technology to augment a reduced labour force, raising the productivity of each worker. Read ...

Opinion: Why are American women ‘underbabied’?

The U.S. is facing a declining birth rate due to a lack of paid leave, discrimination against pregnant workers, unaffordable ...

Kerala reports drop in live births

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala’s Gen Z women are having half the babies that women of the same age group had a decade ago. An analysis of the Vital Statistics Repor ...