Birth Rate

A rock and a hard place: India's population is growing, as China's falls
I Don't: Japanese marriage rates are plummeting
Slow, then fast: The end of China's one-child policy never revitalised birth rate
Booming out: America's population could peak this century
Big families: Attitudes towards having more children are changing
China: Reversing falling birth rates is increasingly a top government priority
Stagnation: America's birth rate stayed remarkably steady in 2022
Babies: The birth rate in the US went up last year
Twins: Twins are a lot more common than they used to be
The baby bust: Evidence from Europe suggests people didn't make as many babies last year
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