UK's fertility crisis with young people opting out of parenthood
BBC - 28-Oct-2024Economic pressures and changing lifestyles are driving a dramatic decline in fertility rates
Overpopulation News
UK faces first natural population decline in nearly 50 years
The Guardian - 08-Oct-2024Ageing population and low birth rates pose new challenges for the UK
World's population is expected to peak at 10.3 billion in the mid-2080s
United Nations - 11-Jul-2024Some countries have already reached their peak population & others continue to grow
South Korea has the world's fewest babies per woman, and the number keeps dropping
The Guardian - 28-Feb-2024This is despite spending billions to encourage families to have more children
China's got a problem: there are more deaths than babies being born
The Conversation (UK) - 18-Jan-2024Experts say China's population could shrink by half to 525 million by 2100
Nestlé's Irish baby milk plant falls victim to China's declining birth rate
Independent - 19-Oct-2023The trend of a shrinking population is beginning to have drastic consequences
European Union's population may have already peaked - dropped by half a million people between 2020 and 2022
Eurostat - 12-May-2023Eurostat report explores the impact of ageing, migration, and birth rates on the EU's population landscape
Falling birthrates alone will not solve the planet’s environmental problems, study states
The Guardian - 27-Mar-2023Social and economic factors have a proven impact on birthrate
Shrinking population, with greater proportion being elderly, could rock China's economy
Telegraph - 03-Mar-2023China’s population could peak at 1.4bn in 2025 then almost drop by half by the end of the century
Fertility rate decline becomes a brewing crisis in South Korea
BBC - 25-Aug-2022Billions of dollars spent as incentive is not convincing people to have children
China's population may have peaked last year as birthrate falls
The Guardian - 17-Jan-2022Government policies have not reversed long-term decline in population growth
Baby shortage in the country may lead to long-term economic stagnation
Guardian - 20-Sep-2021Worldwide 28% of countries adopt pronatalist policies to drive up the birthrate
UK recorded more deaths than births for first time in 40 years
BBC - 25-Jun-2021Covid may not be the only reason; fewer births and older population also fuel death rates
Ghost towns getting recolonized by flourishing wildlife
Guardian - 24-Jan-2021Falling birth rate is a global concern; nature reserves reclaimed abandoned towns
South Korea's falling birth rate is worrisome
BBC - 04-Jan-2021A declining population is detrimental to the country's economy
Researchers estimate world population could crash by 2100
BBC - 14-Jul-2020Decline in fertility rate may shrink the global population drastically
Falling birth rates - a matter of concern in Russia
BBC - 20-Jan-2020Can money correct the falling birth rates?
Crude birth rate of England and Wales hits a new low
BBC - 01-Aug-2019Total fertility rate is lower than many other years except 1977 and 1999 to 2002
Hungary exempts women with four or more children from income tax
The Guardian - 10-Feb-2019Additional benefits include mortgage help and childcare support
China child restrictions leading to fall in population
Futurism - 18-Jan-2019More countries are having to plan for increasingly aged populations
Photosynthesis fix boosts crop growth by 40%
Independent - 04-Jan-2019More efficient photorespiration pathway could result in greater crop production
Japan annual birth rate nearly half a million below death rate
Guardian - 27-Dec-2018A stark example of how birth rate falls below in replacement level in advanced economies
Declining birth rate as a cause for celebration
Guardian - 26-Dec-2018AI, migration, a healthier old age show that countries don't need boomed populations for defending
Worldwide decline in fertility rates
BBC - 09-Nov-2018Half of countries now have a fertility rate below the 2.1 level required to maintain their population
Inventor plans to build a city under the sea
BBC - 20-Sep-2018This expert engineer aims to fulfill his vision of the future through his inventions
