#BIRTH RATE

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Developed countries face ageing population as birth rates continue to drop

The total fertility rate (TFR) has dropped in some of the world’s richest countries and is likely to remain low, a report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said.

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Researchers project massive global decline in birth rates by 2100

According to a report published in the medical journal The Lancet, an international team comprising hundreds of researchers has found that half of all nations around the globe already have a fertility rate too low to sustain their current population size.

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Japan faces demographic crisis as new births drop to historic low

The number of babies born in Japan fell for an eighth straight year to a fresh record low in 2023, preliminary government data showed on Tuesday, underscoring the daunting task the country faces in trying to stem depopulation.