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 ...

South Korea’s fertility rate rose in 2024 for the first time in nine years, supported by an increase in marriages, preliminary data showed on Wednesday, in a sign that the country’s demographic crisis ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. South Korea saw its largest-ever gain in birth rate over the first five months of 2025, its statistics agency said Wednesday. File ...

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 ...

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 ...