China struggled for years to curtail its rapid population growth. Now that its population is declining, economists and others fear serious implications for China and countries around the world.
Tag: Population
Who Will Take Care of Italy’s Older People? Robots, Maybe.
The Western world’s oldest population is facing a crisis of caregivers. Some are looking for a little helping, plastic, hand.
Canada Grew by a Record 1 Million People From Immigration
The country’s growth was fueled almost entirely by newcomers, as the federal government pushes more immigration to plug labor shortages.
China, Needing Babies, Eases Limits on Births
A number of new incentives encouraging people to have children highlight the challenges China faces in trying to boost its declining birthrate.
Your Monday Briefing: A Testy Exchange Between the U.S. and China
Also, Vladimir Putin’s war narrative takes hold in Russia.
Aging Societies
Asia’s population is shrinking faster than any other continent’s.
A Yale Professor Suggested Mass Suicide for Old People in Japan. What Did He Mean?
Yusuke Narita says he is mainly addressing a growing effort to revamp Japan’s age-based hierarchies. Still, he has pushed the country’s hottest button.
Can China Reverse Its Population Decline? Just Ask Sweden.
Wealthy countries have been trying to boost their birthrates for decades. The results have been pretty similar.
The Double Whammy Making Italy the West’s Fastest-Shrinking Nation
Italy’s population of elder Italians is soaring as its birthrate plummets, putting the country at the forefront of a global demographic trend that experts call the “silver tsunami.”
IVF Offers Hope in China, Even to the Government
China is trying urgently to address its declining population. One idea is to subsidize assisted fertility procedures, which are often a last resort for couples and out of reach for many.