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Drop in birth rate, Brexit, the pandemic and cost-of-living all to blame for the drop in demand for school places

China's record low birth rate and shrinking population pose significant challenges for its economy. The government is taking steps to encourage childbirth,...

In a rare admission, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says his country's birth rate is too low. Experts see no working solution for a looming population crisis.

This comes as North Korea tries to come up with solutions to its declining birth rate.

The average number of children being born to a woman in North Korea, stood at 1.8

Hong Kong's chief executive announced the 'baby bonus' on Wednesday—but much larger checks elsewhere in Asia haven't lifted birth rates.

Nestlé operations in Askeaton, Ireland, will be moved to China and Switzerland, as falling births in China dent baby formula demand.

Women in the US are having fewer children and starting families later in life.

Japan’s economy is under pressure from rising energy prices and defence costs and the impact of the pandemic. Plummeting birth rates and an ageing population further threaten the sustainability of its labour market. A 2023 study by independent thinktank the Recruit Works Institute points to a labour supply shortage of…