Researchers in the United States have come to the conclusion that the device owned by billions of people could be influencing how people socialise, date and form relationships, thus affecting fertility rates around the world.

iPhone a birth control device? Is it contributing to declining fertility rate: WION Decodes

South Korea’s Ministry of Health and Welfare recently gave awards to two women who each gave birth to 13 children. South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol had declared a "national emergency on population". Watch for more details!

South Korea Awards Civil Merit Medals to Two Mothers Who Had 13 Children Each

Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged his countrymen to engage in coitus during work breaks, in an attempt to reverse the country's declining birth rate, according to a report in Metro.

After appealing Russians to have 8 kids, Putin urges citizens to have sex during work break: Report

A recent study, published in the journal The Lancet predicts that the number of children born to women globally will keep dropping, leading to a significant change in the world's population makeup.

Global decline in fertility rates to create a ‘demographically divided world’: Study

Raising children can be expensive, irrespective of which country you are residing or are a citizen of. However, as per a recent report from the YuWa Population Research Institute, China is one of the most expensive places to raise children.

The price of parenthood: China among the most expensive places to raise children, finds report

A report by China’s state-backed National Business Daily, on Tuesday (August 15), said that the country’s fertility rate has plunged to a record low of an estimated 1.

China's fertility rate drops to ‘record’ low of 1.09 in 2022: Report

South Korea is grappling with the challenge of increasing its fertility rate, which has been the lowest in the world for three consecutive years. In response to this crisis, a growing number of cities are organising blind-dating events, hoping to encourage young adults to pursue marriage and family life, according to an exclusive report by the New York Times.

South Korean cities play cupid, host blind-dating events to up fertility rate

Masako Mori, a Japanese lawmaker and advisor to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, warned earlier this year that “the country will disappear” if the falling birthrate problem persists.

A Japanese company banned late-night work, and a 'baby boom' followed

The global fertility rate is steadily falling since the 1970s. The global fertility rate is now close to the 2.1 threshold. How much worse is the situation going to get? Molly Gambhir tells you more.

Gravitas: Global fertility rate plummeting | Japan & China struggle the most

Japan is infamous for its notoriously long working hours which, for years, has not only messed with the work-life balance for workaholic fathers but also reportedly driven the country’s birth rate to one of the lowest in the world.

Why Japanese fathers are 'afraid' of taking paternity leave despite government encouragement

A recent study published in the journal, Marriage and Family Review, outlines some of the main reasons that people choose to postpone or renounce childbearing in Finland.

Finland: Study shows link between time spent online and desire to have children

South Korea's total fertility rate hit a record low in 2021 as the number of childbirths continued to fall, data revealed on Wednesday, underscoring the country's gloomy demographic situation.

South Korea may face 'age quake' as fertility rate hits record low in 2021

For the sixth year in a row, Japan has witnessed a further fall in its number of births. In 2021 the nation saw a 3.5 per cent fall from the previous year (2020).

Japan sees record-breaking fall in birth rate. Was Elon Musk right, will the country 'cease to exist'?

The report of the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) revealed that the total fertility rate of India has declined from 2.2 to 2.0 indicating the significant progress of population control measures.

India's total fertility rate declines from 2.2 to 2.0: National Family Health Survey

Germany which was hit hard with the virus in the past year recorded the highest birth rate since 1998, according to authorities. The country recorded 65,903 births in March which was 5,900 more compared to 2020.

Amid pandemic, Germany's birth rate climbs to record high

South Korea's fertility rate fell to the lowest in the world last year, data showed on Wednesday, as uncertainty over the coronavirus discouraged couples from marrying and having children.

South Korea's fertility rate drops to lowest in world

Japan is already struggling to control the increasing suicide rate, COVID-19 cases and a decrease in the economy post-pandemic, and now another problem has cropped up for the country — lowering birth rate.

Technically perfect: Japan to fund AI matchmaker to increase birth rate

Due to coronavirus, 1,021 deaths have been resorded in 24 hours across India. Country's fatality rate dropped to 1.82% whereas recovery rate stands at over 76.28%.

India: 76,472 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours

Pakistan, whose total population is approximately 220.9 million, is among the top two fastest growing countries in the South Asian region with an annual fertility rate of 3.

Pak with annual fertility rate of 3.6 among top two fastest growing South Asian nations: Report

Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban during his state of the nation address unveiled his grand plan to increase the fertility rate in the country by exempting Hungarian women with four or more children from paying income tax for life.

'Need Hungarian children': PM Orban plans to provide tax exemption for women with four kids

Tax revenue is divided on the basis of population. The larger a state's population, the higher its share of revenue. That, say the southern states and experts, is patently unfair

Southern states accuse Centre of 'highway robbery', say not getting fair share of tax revenue

The country's fertility rate -- an average number of babies women are expected to have in their lifetime -- stood at 1.17 in 2016, the lowest in the world and compared to a global average of 2.4

The woman battling South Korea's 'birth strike'

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