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Declining Birthrates Are Breaking The Economy. Can We Fix It In Time?
- In 2024, China’s population fell for the third consecutive year amid a record drop in marriages to 6.1 million, less than half the 2013 figure.
- This decline follows decades of policy shifts starting in 1986, when China and four other countries aimed to lower fertility rates, now reversed as birthrates remain below replacement.
- A United Nations Population Fund survey of 14,000 people in 14 countries covering one-third of the global population found many face barriers like financial costs and lack of partners to have desired children.
- The survey revealed 39% cited financial limits including housing and childcare, with South Korea highest at 58%, while only 12% mentioned infertility; one in five said they won’t have their wanted number of children.
- The population decline raises concerns over economic support for aging populations, urging political and social interventions as birthrate drops threaten future labor forces and economic stability.
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The world has been experiencing an unprecedented decline in fertility rates for decades—from 5 children per woman in 1950 to 2.25 children in 2024—which has led the most conservative politicians in the West to warn against an “imminent demographic collapse,” despite the fact that with more than 8 billion people sharing the planet and increasing longevity, the human population has never been so high. At the same time, they warn against the popula…
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Global birth rates crisis: People do still want to have children, but many can't - here's why
"Lack of choice, not desire" is reason for global fertility crisis, say UN in a new report, after a massive new global survey. The Sky News data and forensics team breaks down the key details.
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