Swedish Researcher Concerned as Birthrates Hit 20-Year Low
A Swedish academic has expressed concern about Sweden’s demographic situation as the country’s birthrate hits a 20-year low, with young people far less likely to have children.
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Finland’s Pandemic Mini Baby Boom Ends, Births Return to Record Lows
Finland experienced a mini baby boom at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, but new statistics reveal that 2022 may have seen a record-low number of births in the EU country. Finland saw a small baby boom in the first
Study: Women Who Use Social Media Extensively More Likely To Postpone Having Children
While it had been claimed the spread of social media was a cause of sinking fertility rates, this is the first time the link has been proven.
Green Concerns Cited: Third of French Women Do Not Want Children Ever
A poll has found that around a third of French women of childbearing age say they do not want to, citing reasons including climate change.
Spain: Average Age of First-Time Mothers Rises to 33-Years-Old
The average age of a first-time mother has risen to 33 years old, as the country faces plummeting birth rates and a demographic crisis.
Stanford Redefines Parents as ‘Mother Pairs’ and ‘Mixed-Gender’ in Birth Study
A Stanford University study found “mother pairs” had more medical problems during or after giving birth than couples made up of a man and a woman.
China ‘Punishes’ Officials for Allowing Couple to Have 15 Children as Birth Rate Collapses
Chinese Communist Party authorities “punished” 11 party officials and personnel in southern China’s Guangxi autonomous region in recent days for failing to crack down on a local couple who allegedly gave birth to 15 children over a 21-year period, the state-run Global Times reported Monday.
Presidential Candidate Zemmour Proposes €10k For Children Born in Rural France
Conservative French presidential candidate Eric Zemmour has proposed giving a €10,000 “birth grant” for children born in rural French areas in an effort to increase French birth rates. The conservative writer and television pundit announced that he would be looking
China Lost 5 Million Women of Childbearing Age in 2021
The number of women of childbearing age — between 15 and 49 years old — in China decreased in 2021 by 5 million, China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced on Monday.
Census: U.S. Population Hits 331.9M, Driven Mostly by Legal Immigration
The United States population hit a record 331.9 million residents this year as net immigration to the U.S. exceeded the nation’s natural increase, the number of excess births over deaths, for the first time in American history.
Crisis: Italian Citizen Birthrate Fell to Record Lows in 2020
The birthrate of Italian citizens fell to a record low in 2020, with the country recording just 1.17 births per woman.
Spanish Birthrate Declined over Five Per Cent During 2020 Pandemic Year
Spain’s birthrate declined by over five per cent during 2020, further reducing the already low birthrate in the country, while the mortality rate jumped nearly 18 per cent.
Report: Democrat-Run Baltimore, San Francisco Saw Largest Population Declines in First Months of Pandemic
U.S. Census Bureau data show Democrat-controlled cities suffered the largest declines in population in the first months of the pandemic. Baltimore and San Francisco both saw 1.39 percent population declines.
Germany Bucks Trend with Coronavirus Lockdown End Birth Rates Surge
Germany has bucked years of decline with a sudden ten per cent surge in new children nine months after pubs and bars reopened in summer 2020.
UK: One Third of Babies Born to Foreign Mothers, as Fertility Rate Falls to Lowest Level Since Before World War II
The fertility rate for under 30s women fell to the lowest level since 1938, with nearly one-third of babies being born to foreign-born mums.
U.S. Births Fall to Lowest Level in 35 Years
Total fertility has fallen to the lowest level ever in records that date back to 1909.
Year of the E-Baby: Most Babies to Be Born by Couples Who Met Online by 2037
Most babies in the UK will be born to couples who met online rather than in person by 2037, a study suggests.
U.N.: 40 Percent of U.S. Births Occur Outside of Marriage
A new report from the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) says 40 percent of all births in the United States occur outside of marriage, an increase from ten percent in 1970.
UK Children Born to Migrant Mothers Approaches One Third of all Births, Highest Level Ever
The proportion of babies born in the UK to a migrant mother has risen to the highest level on record, hitting 75 per cent in some areas of London.
U.S. Birth Rate Cut in Half Since 1950’s, Expected to Remain Below Replacement Level into Next Century
The United States birth rate has been cut in half since the 1950’s, with the country’s fertility expected to remain below replacement level into the next century.
