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In 1966, Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu introduced extreme policies to increase the country’s birth rate. This led to the widespread abandonment of children, who ended up in orphanages in appalling conditions where they received no care, attention or love. Though tragic, this infamous “natural experiment” has allowed us to learn…

China's population decline and aging demographics pose challenges for the country's future. Efforts to address declining birth rates and an aging populatio...

China said Friday its population fell for the third year running in 2024, extending a downward streak after more than six decades of growth as the country faces a rapidly ageing population and persistently low birth rates.

A drop in birth rates is expected due to an estimated loss in immigration

London’s average age is rising due to decreased birth rates and fewer young people moving to capital

Hiroshi Yoshida has developed a clock that highlights Japan’s rapidly declining fertility rate

Female college students in some Russian regions can get 100,000 rubles, or about $900 at current exchange rates, for having a baby.

Russian regions will start paying young women who are full-time students nearly $1,000 to get pregnant as the nation's birth rate continues to plummet.

Russian regions will start paying young women who are full-time students nearly $1,000 to get pregnant as the nation's birth rate continues to plummet.

Tokyo earlier this year introduced a government-sponsored dating app to help people find partners.

Russia has had similar troughs in its demographics during World War II and after the fall of the Soviet Union—but things are different this time.