Some of the reasons for the rise in fertility rate could suggest that it’s a temporary bump.

The respected Our World in Data estimates global population at just 5mn 12,000 years ago, 230mn in the year zero, 1bn in 1800, 3bn in 1960 and 8bn today. As for the future, the UN forecasts a global ...

On the whole, female graduates in the US (and elsewhere) are both far more likely to marry than non-graduates and have been more likely to have children in wedlock. Thus, for college graduates, in ...

Despite apologizing for his "inappropriate" suggestion, a district-level official has been expelled from his party.

The challenge is shared by most successful nations. Ultralow fertility is a byproduct of rapid development and elevated ...

South Korea’s fertility rate rose slightly to 0.74 in 2024, but it remains the lowest among OECD countries. The replacement rate needed to sustain population levels is 2.1— South Korea is far below ...

Falling fertility rates typically get blamed on the women of the world. But a new study published by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says both men and women “face significant barriers to ...

Comments about bringing in foreign women to boost births trigger backlash in a country already struggling with record-low ...

South Korea plans to cut more than 3,700 teaching posts in elementary and secondary schools, even as its birth rate edges up for the first time in years, prompting warnings it could repeat Japan's ...

The challenge is shared by most successful nations. Ultra-low fertility is a byproduct of rapid development and elevated ...