During 1922 there were about 8,000 less births than deaths. The cause for the decrease in births were general poverty (which makes an addition to the family a luxury), bad housing, increased cost ...

Germany and Italy are expanding their work visa programs in 2025 due to labour shortages and demographic challenges. Both countries ...

Germany's population grew slightly last year, new statistics reveal, even though the birth-rate has continued to decline.

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Vietnam experienced a significant drop in its birth rate in 2024, marking a concerning trend. According to Newsweek, the birth rate fell to 1.91 births per woman, the lowest since records began ...

The relevance of declining birth rates to left-wing concerns, like welfare-state sustainability, is more complex than generally acknowledged. The real reason for the Left to support pro-family ...

South Korea faces a demographic crisis marked by record-low marriage and birth rates, with a fertility rate of just 0.72, the world's lowest. High working hours, expensive housing, and costly ...

South Korea’s birth rate is set to show a rise in 2024 for the first time in nine years, following a rebound in marriages that were delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The East Asian nation ...

Globally, mothers are having fewer children. Yet despite this latest observed decline in birth rates, the number of twins and triplets being born today is higher than ever before. This is the first ...

Britain’s falling birth rate risks adding 7p to the average income tax rate, a think tank has said. A report by Policy Exchange calculated that continued low birth rates and the ageing ...

The global birth rate is falling, yet multiple births, including twins and triplets, are occurring more than ever before. Recent studies indicate this counterintuitive trend is set to continue, driven ...