Birthrates are declining globally – here's why it matters
Jun 15, 2021 · Lower birthrates are the inevitable result. That’s why first-time mothers today are older and have fewer children, and teenage pregnancies have dramatically declined. In most …
Number of deaths in South Korea last year outnumbered babies …
Jan 8, 2021 · But it’s not just South Korea that is contending with falling birth rates. A birth rate of 2.1 per woman is needed to sustain population size, but in many industrialized countries the …
Cash for babies: How Europe is tackling its falling birthrate
Feb 27, 2020 · In Greece, the fertility rate has dropped dramatically, to 1.38 births per woman in 2017, from 2.45 in 1967. Now the government is offering cash incentives of $2,235 per birth to …
How much has the global fertility rate decreased over the years ...
Jun 17, 2022 · Birth Rate: The total number of births in a year per 1,000 individuals. Fertility Rate: The total number of births in a year per 1,000 women of reproductive age in a population. As …
How will Europe care for its ageing population? | World Economic …
Oct 26, 2021 · Last year, France recorded its lowest birth rate since World War II and births in 15 Italian cities fell 22% in December 2020, according to the Italian National Institute of Statistics. …
Birth rates are shrinking in Japan - and elsewhere | World …
Jan 31, 2022 · In 2021, Taiwan, China, was found to have the lowest fertility rate in the world, with an estimated 1.07 children per woman. At the beginning of the pandemic, jokes circulated that …
Global Gender Gap Report 2023 - The World Economic Forum
Jun 20, 2023 · The Global Gender Gap Index annually benchmarks the current state and evolution of gender parity across four key dimensions (Economic Participation and …
How 4 countries are addressing their ageing populations | World ...
Sep 21, 2023 · She added: “The declining birth rate is mirrored in the soaring ageing of the population”. As of 2022, 10 Italian regions have a law dedicated to what the World Health …
Impact of ageing population on Japan - The World Economic Forum
Sep 28, 2023 · Japan's birth rate hit a record low in 2022. The fertility rate was 1.2565 , far below the rate of 2.07 considered necessary to maintain a stable population, reports Reuters. The …
Even as birth rates decline overpopulation remains a global …
Apr 5, 2018 · Despite this, some regions are still experience significant population growth.The UN noted, for example, that despite lower fertility rates in Africa, where rates fell from 5.1 births …