Birth Rate crisis

Birth Rate crisis

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Australia warns of risks from ageing population, falling birth rates

For decades, Australia has sustained population growth by relying on immigration to offset low birth rates

People cross a zebra crossing in a business district in central Seoul, South Korea, December 15, 2015. Picture taken on December 15, 2015. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo

South Korea's birthrate set to rise for the first time in nine years

Couples take part in pre-wedding photoshoots by the sea in Qingdao, Shandong province, China April 21, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo

China calls on universities to provide ‘love education’

Elderly people play cards in Rome, Italy October 8, 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Tony Gentile/File Photo

Italy's demographics are worst in Europe for growth: Scope Ratings

People walk near the Red Square with St. Basil's Cathedral seen in the background in Moscow, Russia July 1, 2024. Photo:REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/File Photo

Russia's birth rate slides to lowest in quarter century in 2024

People shop at a flea market hosted by Bunjang, an e-commerce platform for secondhand sales, in Seoul, South Korea, August 3, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Jihoon Lee

Korea's birth rate drive struggles to sway 'YOLO' generation

A person sits in a toy car with children at a shopping mall in Shanghai, China June 1, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

China's fresh urbanisation push may thwart 'birth-friendly society' goal

A parents pushes a stroller with a baby in a park in Shanghai, China, 2 April 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

China to improve childbirth policies, boost support for elderly

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Birth rate in Japan hits record low

People wait for change of traffic sign in front of a shop at Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, May 28, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

Japan PM says tackling birth rate crisis 'cannot wait'