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

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…

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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…

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