Should we actually worry about declining birth rates?

Kennedy Jr. proclaimed the decline in birth rates to be “a national security threat.” In short, the administration has embraced rhetoric that is unabashedly pronatalist — an ideology created to raise ...
The Atlantic

The Birth-Rate Crisis Isn’t as Bad as You’ve Heard—It’s Worse

First, the bad news: Global fertility is falling fast. The aging populations of rich countries are relying on ever fewer workers to support their economy, dooming those younger generations to a future ...
Live Science

Dangers of falling birth rates in the US have been 'dramatically overstated,' experts say

While the changes in population structure that accompany low birth rates are real, the impact of these changes has been dramatically overstated. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...
PBS

So you want to increase your country’s birth rate? Experts say it’s tough

President Donald Trump, a father of five who dubbed himself the “fertilization president” during Women’s History Month, has reportedly begun to float potential incentives to bring up the U.S. birth ...
The Conversation

Fears that falling birth rates in US could lead to population collapse are based on faulty assumptions

Leslie Root receives funding from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD) for work on fertility rates. Karen Benjamin Guzzo has received funding from the ...
The Chosun Ilbo on MSN

Elderly population tops 10 million, one-third employed

Last year, the elderly population aged 65 and above surpassed 10 million for the first time, with 34.3% of the elderly population found to be employed. Alongside employment, income and homeownership ...