Latest items for BR-DATA-1
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).
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).
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
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
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
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
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
Dec. 6, 2024, 9:14 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"Within South Korea itself and before Trump’s victory, 4B had received relatively little mainstream attention, though internationally some media coverage has attempted to link 4B to South Korea’s record-low birthrate, which hit 0.72 children per woman in 2023. That can be problematic, says Moon. 'The low fertility rate in Korea is a complex issue, and you cannot simply argue that Korean women boycotting men leads to a low birthrate,' Moon says. The birth rate has been dropping for decades and is frequently attributed to factors like the economic burden of child rearing, high housing costs, intense educational competition, and shifting priorities" (para 20-22).
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"Within South Korea itself and before Trump’s victory, 4B had received relatively little mainstream attention, though internationally some media coverage has attempted to link 4B to South Korea’s record-low birthrate, which hit 0.72 children per woman in 2023. That can be problematic, says Moon. 'The low fertility rate in Korea is a complex issue, and you cannot simply argue that Korean women boycotting men leads to a low birthrate,' Moon says. The birth rate has been dropping for decades and is frequently attributed to factors like the economic burden of child rearing, high housing costs, intense educational competition, and shifting priorities" (para 20-22).
Dec. 6, 2024, 8:24 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"But with 86,000 babies born in India every day, and 49,400 in China, India is on course to take the lead in 2023 and hit 1.65 billion people by 2060" (para 3). "A small family is now the norm in India, and with the annual population growth rate less than 1%, fears of population-driven collapse are no longer seen as realistic. In the 1950s, a woman in India would give birth to an average of over six children; today the national average is just over two and still continuing to fall" (para 8). "For the next decade, one-third of India’s population increase will come from just two northern states, Bihar...more
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"But with 86,000 babies born in India every day, and 49,400 in China, India is on course to take the lead in 2023 and hit 1.65 billion people by 2060" (para 3). "A small family is now the norm in India, and with the annual population growth rate less than 1%, fears of population-driven collapse are no longer seen as realistic. In the 1950s, a woman in India would give birth to an average of over six children; today the national average is just over two and still continuing to fall" (para 8). "For the next decade, one-third of India’s population increase will come from just two northern states, Bihar...more
Dec. 6, 2024, 3:53 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"Russia continues to record about 1.5 births per woman, which is below the rate of 2.1 needed to maintain the population" (para 17).
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"Russia continues to record about 1.5 births per woman, which is below the rate of 2.1 needed to maintain the population" (para 17).
Nov. 29, 2024, 3:21 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).
Nov. 29, 2024, 3:11 p.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).
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).
Nov. 29, 2024, 3:10 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
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
Nov. 12, 2024, 6:12 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).
Nov. 5, 2024, 1:18 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"China’s population shrank in 2022 for the first time in more than 60 years, with just 6.77 births per 1,000 people – the lowest level since the founding of Communist China in 1949" (para 6).
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"China’s population shrank in 2022 for the first time in more than 60 years, with just 6.77 births per 1,000 people – the lowest level since the founding of Communist China in 1949" (para 6).
Nov. 5, 2024, 1:02 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2, BR-DATA-1
"China reported its first population drop in six decades amid record low birth and marriage rates" (para 5).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2, BR-DATA-1
"China reported its first population drop in six decades amid record low birth and marriage rates" (para 5).
Nov. 5, 2024, 12:59 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"[China has] a fertility rate so low that China’s population has started to shrink" (para 5, 10). "infertility affects 18 percent of couples in China, compared with a global average of around 15 percent" (para 24).
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"[China has] a fertility rate so low that China’s population has started to shrink" (para 5, 10). "infertility affects 18 percent of couples in China, compared with a global average of around 15 percent" (para 24).
Oct. 9, 2024, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1, BR-DATA-1
"In 2019, the birth rate was at 58.2 per 1,000 for women aged 15-19 years indicating a high birth rate among adolescence" (4).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1, BR-DATA-1
"In 2019, the birth rate was at 58.2 per 1,000 for women aged 15-19 years indicating a high birth rate among adolescence" (4).
July 18, 2024, 6:38 p.m.
Countries: Guatemala
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"Regarding universal birth registration, according to the National Institute of Statistics, coverage of births during the 2017–2021 period, which includes universal birth registration and underregistration, according to vital statistics disaggregated by sex, amounted to 1,641,666 births (30 August 2021), of which 49 per cent were girls (806,568)" (18).
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"Regarding universal birth registration, according to the National Institute of Statistics, coverage of births during the 2017–2021 period, which includes universal birth registration and underregistration, according to vital statistics disaggregated by sex, amounted to 1,641,666 births (30 August 2021), of which 49 per cent were girls (806,568)" (18).
Jan. 16, 2024, 6:33 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: BR-DATA-1
Table 13 on page 31 shows the total number of births in 2008 was 44, 961; in 2009, 45,365; in 2010 50, 328; in 2011, 45, 008; in 2012, 50,048 (31).
Variables: BR-DATA-1
Table 13 on page 31 shows the total number of births in 2008 was 44, 961; in 2009, 45,365; in 2010 50, 328; in 2011, 45, 008; in 2012, 50,048 (31).
Jan. 4, 2024, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Singapore
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"Singapore’s resident total fertility rate was 1.10 in 2020, compared to 1.20 in 2016. There were 38,590 live births in 2020, of which 20,023 (52 per cent) were males and 18,566 (48 per cent) were females" (9).
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"Singapore’s resident total fertility rate was 1.10 in 2020, compared to 1.20 in 2016. There were 38,590 live births in 2020, of which 20,023 (52 per cent) were males and 18,566 (48 per cent) were females" (9).
Dec. 5, 2023, 11:18 a.m.
Countries: China
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"China is left with one of the lowest birthrates in the world" (pp 7). "In 2016, China reported 18.46 million births – just 1.4 million higher than the average number of births in the previous five years… Annual births continued to drop thereafter: from 17.23 million in 2017 to 15.23 million in 2018, 14.65 million in 2019, 12 million in 2020, then to 10.62 million in 2021" (pp 9). "In the 1970s, the total fertility rate (births per woman) fell from 5.8 in 1970 to 2.75 in 1979… [S]ince the 1990s, it has declined to below the replacement level. The 2010 and 2020 censuses yielded total fertility rates of 1.18...more
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"China is left with one of the lowest birthrates in the world" (pp 7). "In 2016, China reported 18.46 million births – just 1.4 million higher than the average number of births in the previous five years… Annual births continued to drop thereafter: from 17.23 million in 2017 to 15.23 million in 2018, 14.65 million in 2019, 12 million in 2020, then to 10.62 million in 2021" (pp 9). "In the 1970s, the total fertility rate (births per woman) fell from 5.8 in 1970 to 2.75 in 1979… [S]ince the 1990s, it has declined to below the replacement level. The 2010 and 2020 censuses yielded total fertility rates of 1.18...more
Nov. 28, 2023, 1:28 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"New births are set to drop below 10 million from last year's 10.6 million, a decline that will follow an 11.5% slide in 2020" (pp 8).
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"New births are set to drop below 10 million from last year's 10.6 million, a decline that will follow an 11.5% slide in 2020" (pp 8).