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Kim Jong-un cries as he begs North Korean women to help halt a decline in country’s birth rate

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

The Independent UK

Hong Kong hopes a one-off $2500 check for new parents will help lift one of the developed world's lowest birth rates

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

Fortune

China’s birth rate crisis is so intense that Nestlé is closing a baby formula plant as demand dwindles

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

Fortune

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How have US fertility and birth rates changed over time?

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

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How gender inequality is hindering Japan's economic growth

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…

The Conversation

Kishida calls for paternity leave to boost birth rate

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed his resolve to promote paternity leave during a speech on Sunday at Waseda University, his alma mater.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan demographic woes deepen as birth rate hits record low

Japan's birth rate declined for the seventh consecutive year in 2022 to a record low, the health ministry said on Friday, underscoring the sense of crisis gripping the country as the population shrinks and ages rapidly.

Reuters

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Don’t blame climate anxiety for declining birth rate

Letter: Michael Daniell says young people are simply choosing not to have children

The Guardian - UK

Bristol headteachers worried more primary schools could close

One primary school in Montpelier will close this summer after its pupil numbers fell

Bristol Post

The baby bonus just does not work any more

I was one of five children -- not seen as a particularly big family in Newfoundland at the time -- and there was one year when we allegedly beat Guatemala to have the highest birth rate in the world. (That's probably not true, but people were proud of it anyway.)

Bangkok Post

Education system is destroying children’s hope for the future, says Tory MP

Miriam Cates said falling birth rates were ‘the one overarching threat’ to Western society.

The Independent UK

Chinese projects to build 'new-era' marriage and child-bearing culture to counter population decline

Pilot projects will be launched in more than 20 Chinese cities to encourage women to marry and have children, the latest move by authorities to boost the country's falling birth rate.

ABC News

China launches projects to build 'new-era' marriage, childbearing culture

China will launch pilot projects in more than 20 cities to create a "new-era" marriage and childbearing culture to foster a friendly child bearing environment, the latest move by authorities to boost the country's falling birth rate.

Reuters

America has the highest maternal mortality rate among developed nations–and it’s on the rise. Here’s why we are facing a pregnancy health crisis

The U.S. birth rate is falling–yet maternal mortality is rising at an alarming rate.

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Pope sounds alarm as people choose pets over starting a family

Pope Francis has warned that only the rich can afford to have children in Italy which is leading to a rapidly declining population — and pets replacing

The Independent UK

Pope joins Meloni in urging Italians to have more kids, not pets

Pope Francis has joined Italy’s conservative premier in encouraging Italians to have more children after Italy registered a record low birth rate last year

Reuters

Italy's birth crisis is shrinking school classes, minister says

Italy's school population will shrink by one million in the coming decade because of the plunging birth rate and continuing brain drain, the education minister said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

More children in London get first choice of primary school amid fall in demand

Falling birth rate and families moving out of the city during pandemic and following Brexit has led to a decline in applications, councils say.

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The Japan News/Yomiuri

Birth rate, child-rearing issues stand out in Kishida's comments

Analysis of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's comments in the latest Diet session indicates the chronically low birth rate and support for child-rearing are at the forefront of his policy agenda.

Zenger

Elon Musk Warns Of Population Crisis In U.S., Says ‘Big Reckoning Coming’

Elon Musk, who has been encouraging the public to have more babies, is back with concerns about a population collapse amid a falling birth rate

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Diet approves record 114 trillion yen budget for fiscal 2023

The Diet approved a record 114.3812 trillion yen budget for fiscal 2023 on Tuesday, with measures to tackle the declining birth rate and enhance the nation's defense capabilities at the forefront of the plan.

Reuters

China capital Beijing experiences first population decline since 2003

The death rate in China's capital Beijing surpassed its birth rate in 2022, official data showed on Tuesday, pushing its natural population growth into negative territory for the first time since 2003.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Time and Money for Love: China Brainstorms Ways to Boost Birth Rate

Concerned by China’s shrinking population, political advisors to the government have come up with more than 20 recommendations to boost birth rates, though experts say the best they can do is to slow the population's decline. China dug itself into a demographic hole largely through its one-child policy imposed between…

Caixin Global

China’s Health Commission Invites Expert Opinions on Egg Freezing

A potential policy shift to allow unmarried women to freeze their eggs is under discussion as the country faces falling birth rates and an unprecedented population drop

Tribune News Service

Japan will ‘disappear’ without action on births, prime minister's aide says

Japan will cease to exist if it can’t slow a fall in its birth rate that threatens to wreck the social safety net and economy, according to an adviser to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

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