George Orwell was on to it almost 80 years ago — the problem of below-replacement level birth rates. In a short book written ...

China's birth rate has dropped to its lowest level since official records began in 1949.

Despite government efforts to boost fertility, China's birth rate fell to a record low in 2025.

China clocked its lowest birth rate on record in 2025 as its population shrank for the fourth year in a row, deepening a demographic challenge that could drag on the world’s second-largest economy for ...

Declining birth rates worldwide are causing concern, but the reasons behind this trend remain unclear. Is it housing costs, ...

Twenty-five years ago, in 2001, the fertility rate stood at 2.38. It has been falling continuously for the past 11 years and ...

China’s population crisis deepened in 2025 as births fell to a historic low, highlighting the limits of Beijing’s efforts to boost fertility through subsidies and policy reforms.

It was the lowest birth rate since National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) records began in 1949 — the year Communist leader Mao ...

China’s new 13% VAT on contraceptives sparks concern as the government battles declining birth rates, with experts warning the tax may hinder public health without boosting fertility.

With Thailand’s birth rate declining rapidly, a political party has proposed an unusual plan: the government would help citizens find romantic partners to encourage marriage and childbirth. The idea h ...