Overpopulation News
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...UK faces first natural population decline in nearly 50 years
The Guardian - 08-Oct-2024
Ageing population and low birth rates pose new challenges for the UK
Read more...World's population is expected to peak at 10.3 billion in the mid-2080s
United Nations - 11-Jul-2024
Some countries have already reached their peak population & others continue to grow
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...China's got a problem: there are more deaths than babies being born
The Conversation (UK) - 18-Jan-2024
Experts say China's population could shrink by half to 525 million by 2100
Read more...Nestlé's Irish baby milk plant falls victim to China's declining birth rate
Independent - 19-Oct-2023
The trend of a shrinking population is beginning to have drastic consequences
Read more...European Union's population may have already peaked - dropped by half a million people between 2020 and 2022
Eurostat - 12-May-2023
Eurostat report explores the impact of ageing, migration, and birth rates on the EU's population landscape
Read more...Falling birthrates alone will not solve the planet’s environmental problems, study states
The Guardian - 27-Mar-2023
Social and economic factors have a proven impact on birthrate
Read more...Shrinking population, with greater proportion being elderly, could rock China's economy
Telegraph - 03-Mar-2023
China’s population could peak at 1.4bn in 2025 then almost drop by half by the end of the century
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...China's population may have peaked last year as birthrate falls
The Guardian - 17-Jan-2022
Government policies have not reversed long-term decline in population growth
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...UK recorded more deaths than births for first time in 40 years
BBC - 25-Jun-2021
Covid may not be the only reason; fewer births and older population also fuel death rates
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...South Korea's falling birth rate is worrisome
BBC - 04-Jan-2021
A declining population is detrimental to the country's economy
Read more...Researchers estimate world population could crash by 2100
BBC - 14-Jul-2020
Decline in fertility rate may shrink the global population drastically
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...Hungary exempts women with four or more children from income tax
The Guardian - 10-Feb-2019
Additional benefits include mortgage help and childcare support
Read more...China child restrictions leading to fall in population
Futurism - 18-Jan-2019
More countries are having to plan for increasingly aged populations
Read more...Photosynthesis fix boosts crop growth by 40%
Independent - 04-Jan-2019
More efficient photorespiration pathway could result in greater crop production
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
Read more...Inventor plans to build a city under the sea
BBC - 20-Sep-2018
This expert engineer aims to fulfill his vision of the future through his inventions
Read more...
