Fertility Rates News
UK enters demographic turning point as births fall behind deaths
Independent - 05-Jan-2026
Deaths may soon outpace births, pushing the UK into an ageing, higher-tax future
Read more...The rise of the “one and done” family
BBC - 05-Dec-2025
Modern pressures and fertility gaps shape the growing trend of single-child households
Read more...UK fertility rates fall to historic lows despite slight rise in births
The Guardian - 27-Aug-2025
Record-low fertility raises concerns over ageing population and economic stability
Read more...UK's fertility crisis with young people opting out of parenthood
BBC - 28-Oct-2024
Economic pressures and changing lifestyles are driving a dramatic decline in fertility rates
Read more...South Korea has the world's fewest babies per woman, and the number keeps dropping
The Guardian - 28-Feb-2024
This is despite spending billions to encourage families to have more children
Read more...Fertility rate decline becomes a brewing crisis in South Korea
BBC - 25-Aug-2022
Billions of dollars spent as incentive is not convincing people to have children
Read more...Baby shortage in the country may lead to long-term economic stagnation
Guardian - 20-Sep-2021
Worldwide 28% of countries adopt pronatalist policies to drive up the birthrate
Read more...Ghost towns getting recolonized by flourishing wildlife
Guardian - 24-Jan-2021
Falling birth rate is a global concern; nature reserves reclaimed abandoned towns
Read more...Falling birth rates - a matter of concern in Russia
BBC - 20-Jan-2020
Can money correct the falling birth rates?
Read more...Crude birth rate of England and Wales hits a new low
BBC - 01-Aug-2019
Total fertility rate is lower than many other years except 1977 and 1999 to 2002
Read more...Japan annual birth rate nearly half a million below death rate
Guardian - 27-Dec-2018
A stark example of how birth rate falls below in replacement level in advanced economies
Read more...Declining birth rate as a cause for celebration
Guardian - 26-Dec-2018
AI, migration, a healthier old age show that countries don't need boomed populations for defending
Read more...Worldwide decline in fertility rates
BBC - 09-Nov-2018
Half of countries now have a fertility rate below the 2.1 level required to maintain their population
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