Latest items for BR-DATA-1
March 22, 2025, 1:52 p.m.
Countries: Hungary
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"The birth rate in Hungary fell to a record low of 1.23 in 2011, the year after Orbán came back into power in Budapest. With his pro-family agenda, the birth rate continually rose to a high of 1.61 in 2021. However, following the Chinese coronavirus and the economic crisis in Europe exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, the rate fell back to 1.51 in 2023" (para 5).
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"The birth rate in Hungary fell to a record low of 1.23 in 2011, the year after Orbán came back into power in Budapest. With his pro-family agenda, the birth rate continually rose to a high of 1.61 in 2021. However, following the Chinese coronavirus and the economic crisis in Europe exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, the rate fell back to 1.51 in 2023" (para 5).
March 11, 2025, 5:27 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"But, the report noted that there were still only 417 licensed birth centers across 270 counties and less than 5% were in rural areas" (par. 15).
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"But, the report noted that there were still only 417 licensed birth centers across 270 counties and less than 5% were in rural areas" (par. 15).
March 7, 2025, 2:19 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"Statistics Korea, the official statistical agency of the South Korean government, published data on Wednesday that showed the number of newborns per 1,000 people rose to 4.7 in 2024. The fertility rate – the average number of babies per woman – rose to 0.75 from 0.72 the previous year. The number of children born grew by 238,000 in 2024, an increase of 3.6 percent. South Korea had the lowest birth rate in the world in 2023. This prompted the government to declare a 'demographic national emergency' and implement a number of expensive social programs to encourage more marriages and more children. South Korean officials hope to increase the birth rate...more
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"Statistics Korea, the official statistical agency of the South Korean government, published data on Wednesday that showed the number of newborns per 1,000 people rose to 4.7 in 2024. The fertility rate – the average number of babies per woman – rose to 0.75 from 0.72 the previous year. The number of children born grew by 238,000 in 2024, an increase of 3.6 percent. South Korea had the lowest birth rate in the world in 2023. This prompted the government to declare a 'demographic national emergency' and implement a number of expensive social programs to encourage more marriages and more children. South Korean officials hope to increase the birth rate...more
March 7, 2025, 2:19 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"Even as South Korea found some good demographic news to celebrate, Japan posted its lowest birthrate ever in 2024. 720,988 births were reported, a decline of 5 percent from 2023. Japan has been keeping track of demographic data for much longer than South Korea, so 2024 saw the lowest number of recorded births since 1899" (para 12-13). "Japan still has a higher fertility rate than South Korea, with an average of 1.2 versus South Korea’s 0.75" (para 17).
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"Even as South Korea found some good demographic news to celebrate, Japan posted its lowest birthrate ever in 2024. 720,988 births were reported, a decline of 5 percent from 2023. Japan has been keeping track of demographic data for much longer than South Korea, so 2024 saw the lowest number of recorded births since 1899" (para 12-13). "Japan still has a higher fertility rate than South Korea, with an average of 1.2 versus South Korea’s 0.75" (para 17).
March 3, 2025, 8:46 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"[T]he number of babies born per 1,000 people in 2024 stood at 4.7, the first rise since 2014. South Korea’s fertility rate – or the average number of babies a woman is expected to have in her lifetime – was 0.75, the data said, up 0.03 from 0.72 in 2023. The number of births last year was 238,300, an increase of 8,300, or 3.6%" (Para 2-3). "South Korea’s overall population is in decline, however, with deaths outstripping births by 120,000 last year – the fifth consecutive year of natural shrinkage. The population, which peaked at 51.83 million in 2020, is expected to shrink to 36.22 million by 2072, according to...more
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"[T]he number of babies born per 1,000 people in 2024 stood at 4.7, the first rise since 2014. South Korea’s fertility rate – or the average number of babies a woman is expected to have in her lifetime – was 0.75, the data said, up 0.03 from 0.72 in 2023. The number of births last year was 238,300, an increase of 8,300, or 3.6%" (Para 2-3). "South Korea’s overall population is in decline, however, with deaths outstripping births by 120,000 last year – the fifth consecutive year of natural shrinkage. The population, which peaked at 51.83 million in 2020, is expected to shrink to 36.22 million by 2072, according to...more
March 3, 2025, 5:42 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"The fertility rate in England and Wales in 2023, according to the latest Office for National Statistics report, was just 1.44 – the lowest on record. The UK hasn't had an average fertility rate above 2.1 since the early 70s" (para 15-16). The chart titled "Fertility rates in England and Wales hit record lows last year" shows the number of children per woman of childbearing age from 1938 to 2023. The fertility rate increased to over the replacement rate during WWII and spiked shortly after the war. It peaked in the 1960's and began declining roughly 5 years before the passage of the Abortion Act. In the early 70s, the...more
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"The fertility rate in England and Wales in 2023, according to the latest Office for National Statistics report, was just 1.44 – the lowest on record. The UK hasn't had an average fertility rate above 2.1 since the early 70s" (para 15-16). The chart titled "Fertility rates in England and Wales hit record lows last year" shows the number of children per woman of childbearing age from 1938 to 2023. The fertility rate increased to over the replacement rate during WWII and spiked shortly after the war. It peaked in the 1960's and began declining roughly 5 years before the passage of the Abortion Act. In the early 70s, the...more
March 3, 2025, 5:42 p.m.
Countries: Romania
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"Double-digit percentage falls were recorded in the worst-affected countries, with Romania experiencing a 13.9 per cent decrease" (para 4).
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"Double-digit percentage falls were recorded in the worst-affected countries, with Romania experiencing a 13.9 per cent decrease" (para 4).
March 3, 2025, 5:42 p.m.
Countries: France, Germany
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"After Romania, Poland (10.7 per cent), Czechia (10 per cent), Latvia (9.2 per cent), and Slovakia (7.7 per cent) saw the biggest year-on-year decline in births. Wealthy EU nations, including France and Germany, also saw a significant drop" (para 7-8).
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"After Romania, Poland (10.7 per cent), Czechia (10 per cent), Latvia (9.2 per cent), and Slovakia (7.7 per cent) saw the biggest year-on-year decline in births. Wealthy EU nations, including France and Germany, also saw a significant drop" (para 7-8).
March 3, 2025, 5:42 p.m.
Countries: Czech Republic, Latvia, Poland, Slovakia
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"After Romania, Poland (10.7 per cent), Czechia (10 per cent), Latvia (9.2 per cent), and Slovakia (7.7 per cent) saw the biggest year-on-year decline in births" (para 7).
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"After Romania, Poland (10.7 per cent), Czechia (10 per cent), Latvia (9.2 per cent), and Slovakia (7.7 per cent) saw the biggest year-on-year decline in births" (para 7).
March 3, 2025, 5:42 p.m.
Countries: Cyprus, Ireland, Malta, Portugal
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"Just five nations saw any rise in total births – Malta (3.6 per cent), Portugal (2.4 per cent), Bulgaria (1.1 per cent), Cyprus (1 per cent) and Ireland (0.5 per cent)" (para 10).
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"Just five nations saw any rise in total births – Malta (3.6 per cent), Portugal (2.4 per cent), Bulgaria (1.1 per cent), Cyprus (1 per cent) and Ireland (0.5 per cent)" (para 10).
March 3, 2025, 5:42 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"Just five nations saw any rise in total births – Malta (3.6 per cent), Portugal (2.4 per cent), Bulgaria (1.1 per cent), Cyprus (1 per cent) and Ireland (0.5 per cent)" (para 9).
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"Just five nations saw any rise in total births – Malta (3.6 per cent), Portugal (2.4 per cent), Bulgaria (1.1 per cent), Cyprus (1 per cent) and Ireland (0.5 per cent)" (para 9).
Feb. 12, 2025, 8:03 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"South Korea has the lowest birth rate in the world, and it continues to plummet, beating its own staggeringly low record year after year. Figures released on Wednesday show it fell by another 8% in 2023 to 0.72. . .If this trend continues, Korea's population is estimated to halve by the year 2100" (par. 6-7, 9). "Seoul's birth rate has sunk to 0.55 - the lowest in the country" (par. 42).
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"South Korea has the lowest birth rate in the world, and it continues to plummet, beating its own staggeringly low record year after year. Figures released on Wednesday show it fell by another 8% in 2023 to 0.72. . .If this trend continues, Korea's population is estimated to halve by the year 2100" (par. 6-7, 9). "Seoul's birth rate has sunk to 0.55 - the lowest in the country" (par. 42).
Feb. 12, 2025, 7:23 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"Russia's fertility rate — which measures the average number of children born to a woman over a lifetime — stands at approximately 1.4, less than what is considered the rate for population replacement, which is 2.1" (par. 4). "According to data published by Rosstat, the country's statistics agency, 599,600 children were born in Russia in the first half of 2024 — 16,000 fewer than in the same period in 2023 and the lowest since 1999" (par. 13). "While Russia's fertility rate remains higher than many Western countries, including Canada (which stands at 1.33), Putin has said Russia's ethnic survival depends on women having at least two children" (par. 30).more
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"Russia's fertility rate — which measures the average number of children born to a woman over a lifetime — stands at approximately 1.4, less than what is considered the rate for population replacement, which is 2.1" (par. 4). "According to data published by Rosstat, the country's statistics agency, 599,600 children were born in Russia in the first half of 2024 — 16,000 fewer than in the same period in 2023 and the lowest since 1999" (par. 13). "While Russia's fertility rate remains higher than many Western countries, including Canada (which stands at 1.33), Putin has said Russia's ethnic survival depends on women having at least two children" (par. 30).more
Feb. 1, 2025, 2:48 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"England and Wales recorded an average of 1.44 children per women of childbearing age as of 2023, according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS) today" (para 2). "One of these 'baby deserts' was The City of London which had the lowest fertility rate at an average 0.55 babies per woman. Cambridge recorded the second lowest fertility rate of 0.91, followed by Brighton and Hove at 0.98 babies per woman. By region the biggest drop in fertility rates was in Wales, falling to 1.39 from 1.46 and the North West of England, to 1.46 from 1.53" (para 6-8). "Birth rates among women in their early 20s have fallen almost 80...more
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"England and Wales recorded an average of 1.44 children per women of childbearing age as of 2023, according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS) today" (para 2). "One of these 'baby deserts' was The City of London which had the lowest fertility rate at an average 0.55 babies per woman. Cambridge recorded the second lowest fertility rate of 0.91, followed by Brighton and Hove at 0.98 babies per woman. By region the biggest drop in fertility rates was in Wales, falling to 1.39 from 1.46 and the North West of England, to 1.46 from 1.53" (para 6-8). "Birth rates among women in their early 20s have fallen almost 80...more
Jan. 24, 2025, 3:28 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"While many developed countries are struggling with low birth rates, the problem is particularly acute in Japan where the population has declined for 15 straight years. There were 758,631 babies born in 2023, a 5.1 per cent decline from the previous year. It was the lowest number of births in Japan since the country started compiling statistics in 1899. The fertility rate, which is the number of children born per woman of childbearing age, dropped to of 1.2 in 2023, according to Japan’s health and labour ministry. A rate of 2.1 is needed for a population to remain stable" (para 10-14).
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"While many developed countries are struggling with low birth rates, the problem is particularly acute in Japan where the population has declined for 15 straight years. There were 758,631 babies born in 2023, a 5.1 per cent decline from the previous year. It was the lowest number of births in Japan since the country started compiling statistics in 1899. The fertility rate, which is the number of children born per woman of childbearing age, dropped to of 1.2 in 2023, according to Japan’s health and labour ministry. A rate of 2.1 is needed for a population to remain stable" (para 10-14).
Jan. 23, 2025, 5:40 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"In Japan, the rate is also 1.3, and has shown no sign of budging for years" (para 34). This refers to the fertility rate (ELW - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"In Japan, the rate is also 1.3, and has shown no sign of budging for years" (para 34). This refers to the fertility rate (ELW - CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 16, 2025, 11:01 a.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"There were 286,998 births registered in Australia in 2023, a 4.6 per cent decrease from the 300,684 registered in 2022, representing a fertility rate of 1.5 babies per woman, also down from a previous low of 1.6 in 2022. It was the lowest number of births since 2006, when Australia was home to seven million fewer people than today's 27.1 million population tally" (para 3-4). Table 1, titled "Total fertility rate - 1935 to 2023" with the caption "Australia's fertility rate has been declining since hitting a peak of 3.5 babies per mother in 1961," shows a steady increase in the fertility rate from 1935 to 1961. After 1961, it...more
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"There were 286,998 births registered in Australia in 2023, a 4.6 per cent decrease from the 300,684 registered in 2022, representing a fertility rate of 1.5 babies per woman, also down from a previous low of 1.6 in 2022. It was the lowest number of births since 2006, when Australia was home to seven million fewer people than today's 27.1 million population tally" (para 3-4). Table 1, titled "Total fertility rate - 1935 to 2023" with the caption "Australia's fertility rate has been declining since hitting a peak of 3.5 babies per mother in 1961," shows a steady increase in the fertility rate from 1935 to 1961. After 1961, it...more
Jan. 9, 2025, 4:48 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"The total of 599,636 Japanese people born in January to September was 4.9 per cent below last year's figure, suggesting the number of births in all of 2022 might fall below last year's record low of 811,000 babies, he said" (para 16). "The number of births has been falling since 1973, when it peaked at about 2.1 million. It is projected to fall to 740,000 in 2040" (para 20).
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"The total of 599,636 Japanese people born in January to September was 4.9 per cent below last year's figure, suggesting the number of births in all of 2022 might fall below last year's record low of 811,000 babies, he said" (para 16). "The number of births has been falling since 1973, when it peaked at about 2.1 million. It is projected to fall to 740,000 in 2040" (para 20).
Jan. 9, 2025, 4:08 p.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"The total fertility rate increased by 18 per cent from 3.4 in 1997 to 4 and, accordingly, the unmet need for family planning increased by more than 60 per cent, from 11.6 per cent to 19 per cent" (29).
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"The total fertility rate increased by 18 per cent from 3.4 in 1997 to 4 and, accordingly, the unmet need for family planning increased by more than 60 per cent, from 11.6 per cent to 19 per cent" (29).
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:43 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"The push for fresh ideas comes as the country continues to grapple with the world’s lowest birthrate, falling to another fresh record last year" (para 3).
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"The push for fresh ideas comes as the country continues to grapple with the world’s lowest birthrate, falling to another fresh record last year" (para 3).
Jan. 8, 2025, 4:08 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"South Korea has the lowest fertility rate in the world - with just an average 0.78 children being born per woman in 2022" (par. 7).
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"South Korea has the lowest fertility rate in the world - with just an average 0.78 children being born per woman in 2022" (par. 7).
Jan. 8, 2025, 3:34 p.m.
Countries: Tajikistan
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"In 2019, there were 233,323 births registered in civil registry offices and 57,433 registrations of births of children 1 year of age or older. • In 2020, 239,946 births were registered and there were 48,719 registrations of births of children 1 year of age or older. • In 2021, 218,206 births were registered and there were 53,015 registrations of births of children 1 year of age or older. • In the first half of 2022, 111,537 births were registered, an increase of 6 per cent (in the first half of 2021 there were 104,737); there were 21,763 registrations of births of children 1 year of age or older, a decrease...more
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"In 2019, there were 233,323 births registered in civil registry offices and 57,433 registrations of births of children 1 year of age or older. • In 2020, 239,946 births were registered and there were 48,719 registrations of births of children 1 year of age or older. • In 2021, 218,206 births were registered and there were 53,015 registrations of births of children 1 year of age or older. • In the first half of 2022, 111,537 births were registered, an increase of 6 per cent (in the first half of 2021 there were 104,737); there were 21,763 registrations of births of children 1 year of age or older, a decrease...more
Jan. 6, 2025, 3:40 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: BR-DATA-1
“Because comparatively few children are born to unmarried people in Japan, the decline of marriage has been cited as a significant reason for its low birthrate and dwindling, ageing population. In 2023, the number of marriages dropped below 500,000 for the first time since the 1930s. Meanwhile, births dropped 5.1% to 758,631, a new record low and almost reaching 755,000, a figure the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research had predicted for 2035” (para 6).
Variables: BR-DATA-1
“Because comparatively few children are born to unmarried people in Japan, the decline of marriage has been cited as a significant reason for its low birthrate and dwindling, ageing population. In 2023, the number of marriages dropped below 500,000 for the first time since the 1930s. Meanwhile, births dropped 5.1% to 758,631, a new record low and almost reaching 755,000, a figure the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research had predicted for 2035” (para 6).
Jan. 4, 2025, 12:14 p.m.
Countries: North Korea
Variables: BR-DATA-1
“While getting a detailed read on North Korea’s population trends is extremely difficult because of the limited statistics it discloses, South Korea’s government assesses that the North’s fertility rate has declined steadily for the past 10 years. That is a concerning development for a country that depends on mobilized labor to help keep its broken, heavily sanctioned economy afloat” (para 2). “According to South Korea’s government statistics agency, North Korea’s total fertility rate, or the average number of babies expected to be born to a woman over her lifetime, was at 1.79 in 2022, down from 1.88 in 2014. The decline is still slower than its wealthier rival South Korea”...more
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“While getting a detailed read on North Korea’s population trends is extremely difficult because of the limited statistics it discloses, South Korea’s government assesses that the North’s fertility rate has declined steadily for the past 10 years. That is a concerning development for a country that depends on mobilized labor to help keep its broken, heavily sanctioned economy afloat” (para 2). “According to South Korea’s government statistics agency, North Korea’s total fertility rate, or the average number of babies expected to be born to a woman over her lifetime, was at 1.79 in 2022, down from 1.88 in 2014. The decline is still slower than its wealthier rival South Korea”...more
Jan. 4, 2025, 12:11 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: BR-DATA-1
“In December of that year, as Korea’s fertility rate hovered at 1.2 births per woman (it has since slid to 0.78, the lowest in the world)” (para 15).
Variables: BR-DATA-1
“In December of that year, as Korea’s fertility rate hovered at 1.2 births per woman (it has since slid to 0.78, the lowest in the world)” (para 15).
Jan. 4, 2025, 11:59 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: BR-DATA-1
“The decline is still slower than its wealthier rival South Korea, whose fertility rate last year was 0.78, down from 1.20 in 2014” (para 5). “South Korea's fertility rate, the lowest in the developed world, is believed to be due to a potent cocktail of reasons discouraging people from having babies, including a decaying job market, a brutally competitive school environment for children, traditionally weak child care assistance and a male-centered corporate culture where many women find it impossible to combine careers and family” (para 6).
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“The decline is still slower than its wealthier rival South Korea, whose fertility rate last year was 0.78, down from 1.20 in 2014” (para 5). “South Korea's fertility rate, the lowest in the developed world, is believed to be due to a potent cocktail of reasons discouraging people from having babies, including a decaying job market, a brutally competitive school environment for children, traditionally weak child care assistance and a male-centered corporate culture where many women find it impossible to combine careers and family” (para 6).
Dec. 13, 2024, 10:16 p.m.
Countries: North Korea
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"According to South Korea's government statistics agency, North Korea's total fertility rate, or the average number of babies expected to be born to a woman over her lifetime, was 1.79 in 2022, down from 1.88 in 2014" (para 23). "However, the earlier figure does not paint the full picture, with the average number of children born to women in North Korea decreasing from 6.5 in 1966 to 2.5 in 1988" (para 26).
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"According to South Korea's government statistics agency, North Korea's total fertility rate, or the average number of babies expected to be born to a woman over her lifetime, was 1.79 in 2022, down from 1.88 in 2014" (para 23). "However, the earlier figure does not paint the full picture, with the average number of children born to women in North Korea decreasing from 6.5 in 1966 to 2.5 in 1988" (para 26).
Dec. 12, 2024, 9:28 p.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"The average number of children per woman is now 1.24, one of the lowest rates in Europe. To compare, France’s rate, which is considered high, was 1.8 in 2021 while Greece’s was 1.4, according to the World Bank" (para 20).
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"The average number of children per woman is now 1.24, one of the lowest rates in Europe. To compare, France’s rate, which is considered high, was 1.8 in 2021 while Greece’s was 1.4, according to the World Bank" (para 20).
Dec. 12, 2024, 1:26 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"South Korea’s fertility rate — the average number of children a woman has over her lifetime — has plummeted to be the lowest in the world, at 0.78 in 2022" (para 6). "Despite aggressive government efforts, South Korea’s fertility rate is on course to sink further to 0.65 by 2025, according to official estimates by Statistics Korea" (para 18).
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"South Korea’s fertility rate — the average number of children a woman has over her lifetime — has plummeted to be the lowest in the world, at 0.78 in 2022" (para 6). "Despite aggressive government efforts, South Korea’s fertility rate is on course to sink further to 0.65 by 2025, according to official estimates by Statistics Korea" (para 18).
Dec. 10, 2024, 3:41 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"Births have also continued to fall, with only 9.56 million babies being born last year, the fewest since records began with the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949. The nation’s population shrank in 2022 for the first time in six decades, allowing India to overtake China as the world’s most populous country" (para 9).
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"Births have also continued to fall, with only 9.56 million babies being born last year, the fewest since records began with the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949. The nation’s population shrank in 2022 for the first time in six decades, allowing India to overtake China as the world’s most populous country" (para 9).