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Fertility outcomes emerge as the product of institutional configurations that structure the feasibility, timing, and perceived risks of family formation. The policy challenge, therefore, is not [...]

South Korea’s total fertility rate (TFR) has dropped to the lowest-low, raising serious concerns among government officials and the public. In 2023, the TFR stands at 0.721—far below the [...]

China’s efforts to bolster birth rates have yet to address the core reasons for their rapid decline, according to analysts. Even though the country started easing its stringent one-child policy [...]

The total fertility rate was 1,62 births per woman in 2023, a decline of 2% from 2022. [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, April 2024.] READ MORE

The link between income and first birth has become more strongly positive over the past two decades. This is true mainly for women but also men, and suggests that increasing income prerequisites [...]

As in many other nations, the combination of declining fertility rates and longer life expectancies presents a complex situation, necessitating provisions for social security and healthcare for [...]

Future fertility rates will continue to decline worldwide and will remain low even under the successful implementation of pro-natal policies.  [The Lancet, 20 March 2024.] READ MORE

This projection shows that if fertility and net migration remain stable after 2023 and life expectancy continues to rise, the population of France should not start falling before 2070. [Anne [...]

The study focus on four key topics in Norway —pro-natalism, individual versus societal level effects of policies, socioeconomic differences in fertility, and immigration. [Rannveig Kaldager Hart [...]