Japan’s birth rate and fertility levels have fallen to their lowest levels on record, highlighting the country’s worsening demographic crisis as fewer people marry and have children.
China’s birthrate fell to its lowest level since 1949 last year, accelerating a population decline that has now continued for four consecutive years, official data showed.
Tokyo is adopting a 4-day workweek in a bid to help boost the nation's record-low fertility rates.
The number of babies born in Japan fell for a ninth consecutive year to hit a record low 720,988 in 2024, the health ministry said on Thursday, the latest data underscoring the rapid shrinkage and ageing of the country's population.
South Korea’s birthrate has seen its first increase in nearly a decade, a positive sign amid the country’s demographic crisis. The rise, attributed to a boost in marriages and new government policies, brings hope for reversing South Korea’s declining birth rate.
In response to China’s record low birth rate of 6.39 births per 1,000 people in 2024, local governments are rolling out a series of initiatives aimed at reversing the demographic decline that has raised alarms about the country’s economic and social stability. These measures, detailed in recent gove
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