Jun 15, 2021 · The COVID-19 pandemic is seemingly driving birthrates down – but it's not the only thing behind the global fertility decline. Here's what's behind it and why it matters.

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.

Feb 27, 2020 · Between 1967 and 2017, the fertility rate for women in the European Union fell, from 2.6 babies to 1.6. In Greece, the fertility rate has dropped dramatically, to 1.38 births per …

Jun 17, 2022 · For the last 50 years, fertility rates have decreased worldwide, due to women's empowerment, lower child mortality and increased cost of raising children.

Sep 21, 2023 · For the first time since records began, the birth rate fell below 800,000 in 2022, and in an address to parliament, Kishida said that child-rearing policies required urgent …

Nov 27, 2015 · But how much of this is causation and how much is correlation? A negative correlation is most clearly seen between different levels of female education and the total …

Jul 9, 2021 · The United Sates has seen a 50% decline in birth rates between 1950 and 2021, from 25 births per 1,000 people to 12. Economic opportunities, social norms and changing …

Nov 12, 2019 · The population replacement rate – the fertility rate needed to maintain a society’s population size – is 2.1 children per woman. Although fertility rates vary from country to …

Jan 31, 2022 · Birth rates in Japan are declining, but it is not the only country experiencing a dip in rates as a result of the pandemic and economic uncertainty.

Nov 30, 2015 · These “below-replacement” birth rates are already putting stress on programs that are funded by the working-age population, like Social Security. Any additional decline in births …