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The new list coincides with a fall in the UK birth rate

The Independent UK

Most popular baby names in the UK for 2022

The new list coincides with a fall in the UK birth rate

The Independent UK

Elon Musk responds to news about secret twins: ‘Doing my best to help the underpopulation crisis’

Musk’s tweet about declining US birth rates has resurfaced after it was reported he fathered twins with a high-ranking executive

The Independent UK

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Taxing the childless would unfairly punish people like me

According to a man, the UK needs to introduce a “negative child benefit” tax for those who do not have children. In a piece published in The Sunday Times, demographer Paul Morland had some ideas to prevent crippling workforce shortages, and combat plummeting birth rates and an ageing population. He…

Evening Standard

Japanese city tells singletons to write love letters instead of swiping right

Japanese authorities are continuing efforts to boost the country’s low birth rates

The Independent UK

The birth rate increased for the first time since 2014

The provisional number of births in 2021 was up 1% from 2020.

USAFacts

'I'm Doing My Part': Why Elon Musk Says He's 'Unusual' When It Comes To Having Children

The world’s richest person continues to sound the alarm on a population collapse with a declining birth rate.

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Taiwan is racing to fix its plummeting fertility rate, but experts say the problem may be embedded in cultural and economic life

Taiwan has one of the lowest fertility rates in the world. But for single women and LGBTQ+ couples who want babies, one major barrier still stands in their way.

ABC News

Shanghai enters post-lockdown life, but China's COVID-zero policy will haunt the younger generation

From unemployment to lockdowns, China's young people are facing intense challenges, and the pressure is on Xi Jinping to fix the situation before the birth rate plummets any further.

ABC News

No more bambinos? Italy's firms move to tackle birth crisis

Businesses in the sleepy Italian town of Cartigliano are so worried about its declining birth rate and lack of workers that they have begun paying families' nursery school fees and childcare costs to spur them to have more babies.

Reuters

Elon Musk Sounds Alarm Over 'Population Collapse' Again: Birth Rate Below Sustainable Levels For Five Decades

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday warned of population collapse once again, an event that, he has said in the past, could potentially be the greatest risk to the future of civilization.

Benzinga

Population decline in Russia: ‘Putin has no choice but to win’ in Ukraine

With a slumping birth rate, a death rate on the rise and immigration slowly falling, Russia is experiencing population decline. Despite having launched some of the most encouraging childbirth policies, Putin is now facing a major problem for someone who believes population is synonymous with power, says French demographer Laurent…

France 24

U.S. birth rate rises for first time since 2014

The news comes amid a growing shortage of obstetricians that's left millions living in areas with limited care.

Axios

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