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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Nimo Omer

Monday briefing: From the UK to South Korea, why people are having fewer babies

A woman with her baby in a corridor.
A woman with her baby in a corridor. Photograph: Mike Abrahams/Alamy

Good morning.

Governments across the world have been voicing concerns about declining birthrates. There are a number of unifying causes from place to place – the rocketing cost of childcare and housing, anxiety about the climate crisis and increasing gender equality – but many countries have specific factors that make addressing the issue all the more difficult.

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