A South Korean provincial governor has triggered widespread backlash after suggesting the idea of “importing” young women from overseas to address population decline. The controversial comment, made during a regional leaders’ town hall in South Jeolla Province, has reignited debate over demographic decline, gender sensitivity, and policy responses to South Korea’s falling birth rate.


South Korea: Comment On Population Crisis Sparks Outrage

South Korea Governor Sparks Outrage With ‘Importing Women’ Remark on Population Crisis

Trending: While Japan struggles to curb its population decline, neighbouring South Korea recorded its first fertility rate increase in nine years.

Japan’s population crisis deepens as births hit record low

While we talk about how nations like Japan and China are grappling with a demographic crisis, new research has highlighted that India might not remain immune to the worldwide trend if immediate actions are not taken.

India asked to ‘act now’ to avoid fertility crisis as seen in Japan, China

In Japan, the number of babies born fell for the eighth straight year, falling to a record low last year. As per preliminary government data released on Tuesday, the number of births fell by more than 50 per cent.

'Critical situation': Japan's number of births fell to record low in 2023, marriages down by 5.9%

The South Korean government said on Wednesday (Feb 28) that the birth rate in the nation fell to a record low, even after investing millions and billions of dollars into efforts to encourage women to have more children.

South Korea’s birth rate falls to record low in 2023, govt data shows

What's in a name? For a small town in Japan, a lot. The shrinking town of Kainan in Japan's Wakayama prefecture is offering people with a particular surname millions of Yen to relocate there.

This Japan town will pay you a million Yen to live there...on one condition

Japan is ageing. Recent data by the Japanese government has revealed that for the first time, more than 10 per cent or one in 10 people have crossed the age of 80 years or older.

Japan population crisis worsens, one in 10 people aged 80 or older: Report

Faced with the twin problems of a low birth rate and an ageing population, Japan has sounded the alarm. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday said that the twin problems pose an urgent risk to society and said that the issue "cannot wait and cannot be postponed.

Explained: How falling birthrate is a ticking time bomb for this giant economy

South Korea has broken its own record for the world's lowest fertility rate. Official figures released in November put the number of children a South Korean woman will have in her lifetime at just 0.

South Korea: $200 billion spent on efforts to boost population, but where are the babies?

A number of Japanese men and women say they do not want to marry, a trend that experts fear may weaken attempts to address the country's population crisis. Japan's birthrate has been affected by the decrease in marriages as a result of the country's potential for rapid population loss, a declining workforce, and a shrinking economy.

Young Japanese men and women do not intend to get married, says survey 

Elon Musk is the king of controversy, and he has stirred yet another one. He recently tweeted in reply to a user's post and said Japan would "eventually cease to exist" without a higher birthrate.

Elon Musk says Japan would 'eventually cease to exist'. Here's what he meant by it

China's birth rate dropped to a record low in 2021, despite the country's efforts to increase the young population. The number of births dropped for the fifth consecutive year in 2021 and as compared with 12 million births in 2020, there were 10.62 million births last year. The 2021 rate of 7.52 births per 1,000 people was the lowest since 1949 when the National Statistics Bureau (NBS) began collating the data. Data of the population of China's 31 provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities have been analysed. It excludes foreigners and also does not include Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan.

Low birthrate: A new headache for China

Reports say China will lift all childbirth restrictions in the upcoming five-year plan from 2025. Beijing will also regulate private tuitions to reduce the financial burden on parents. But is there more to the crackdown on tutors than meets the eye? Palki Sharma tells you.

Gravitas: China to lift all birth restrictions?

China is mulling over several steps to tackle its population crisis. According to a report, China is considering lifting restrictions on family planning by 2025.

China battles an ageing population, plans to ease family planning rules

World's population is slowing down and chances are population may stop growing year on year basis. There is already population crisis hitting major economies across the world.

China's birth rate is at its lowest in 70 years

The world's population is slowing down. From China to Japan to the United States, Russia and even South Korea - they all are struggling with low birth rates. The population crisis is hitting their economies.

Gravitas: Several Nations struggle with low birth rates

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