The mayor of Seoul wants to ease the high cost and low supply of babysitters in the country to encourage more couples to have children.
Tag: Birth Rates
Some Women Fear Giorgia Meloni’s Far-Right Agenda Will Set Italy Back
Some fear that the hard-right politician, whose party is expected to be the big winner in the election on Sunday, will continue policies that have kept women back.
South Korea’s Fertility Rate Is World’s Lowest, Again
The data reflects societal problems both present and future, including young adults’ economic anxiety and a looming shortage of workers to pay into the pension system.
A Polish Priest’s War Against Abortion Focuses on Helping Single Mothers
The Rev. Tomasz Kancelarczyk sees little effect on women’s decisions whether to have a child from a 29-year abortion ban. What may matter more is support for women who choose to have a child.
U.S. Birthrate Ticks Up 1 Percent, Halting a Steady Decline
Data from the federal government showed last year’s increase was the first since 2014 and followed a sharp drop in 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic hit.
China’s Divorce Rate Is Down, but So Are Marriages
While officials say a new law has helped save marriages, the bigger challenge in the country’s demographic crisis is that fewer people are getting married in the first place.
Why India’s Parsi Population Is Shrinking Dramatically
Parsis have supported many of the country’s institutions and nurtured business and the arts. But their numbers have dwindled at an alarming pace.
From One Child to Three: How China’s Family Planning Policies Have Evolved
For decades, couples were generally limited to one child to slow population growth. With a potential demographic crisis looming, the government now wants them to have more.
China Says It Will Allow Couples to Have 3 Children, Up From 2
The move is the Communist Party’s latest attempt to reverse declining birthrates and avert a population crisis, but experts say it is woefully inadequate.
Long Slide Looms for World Population, With Sweeping Ramifications
Fewer babies’ cries. More abandoned homes. Toward the middle of this century, as deaths start to exceed births, changes will come that are hard to fathom.