demography
Birth rates in UK dropped to historic low
The UK had the lowest number of births recorded since 1977, sb.by reports
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According to
Bloomberg
, citing data from the UK’s Office for National Statistics, the number of births in 2025 fell by 1.6 percent to 585,396, which is only 14,408 more than the number of deaths. In comparison, births exceeded deaths by 26,064 in 2024.
“The Labour government has toughened up visa rules to bring migration down from record highs in a bid to reverse the rise of Nigel Farage’s anti- ...
02.06.2026
Woman’s happiness, which lies in having children
The main principles for state-funded IVF should be liberal treatment for women and the use of advanced technologies, Belarus’ President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he heard a report on the draft decree On In Vitro Fertilisation
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Attending the meeting on March 20th with the Head of State were Deputy Prime Minister Natalya Petkevich, First Deputy Head of the Belarus President Administration Vladimir Pertsov, Healthcare Minister Aleksandr Khodzhayev, and Labour and Social Security Minister ...
24.03.2026
Thinking about the future
Why state policy should be built on traditional values and the strengthening of the family
Any Belarusian mother and grandmother is familiar with the situation: ‘I need to help my children, I will put aside a little bit from my salary or pension’. Even if the children have long grown up and need nothing, for our mothers and grandmothers this is a form of care — it does not matter if it is a bun from the shop or help with a major purchase. This speaks to our mentality better than any social ...
21.10.2025
Ukraine alarmed by decrease in country’s birth rate and increase in mortality
Verkhovna Rada deputy Anna Skorokhod expressed concern about the increase in the number of burials in cemeteries and the falling birth rate in the country,
TASS
reports
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“Society is affected by the size, or rather the number of graves in cemeteries. The number of graves is increasing all the time,” the Ukrainian politician said in an interview with the YouTube channel Politeka Online.
She is shocked by the country’s birth rate statistics, particularly those in Kiev.
“I ...
16.06.2025
AP: birth rate in Japan dropped to record low
According to government data released in early May, the number of newborns in Japan is declining faster than predicted, and their number in 2024 fell to a new record low,
The Associated Press
reports
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Japan’s Health Ministry reported that 686,061 babies were born in the country in 2024, which was 5.7 percent less than in the previous year. For the first time since the beginning of statistics, the number of newborns fell below 700 thousand. That’s the 16th year of decline.
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13.06.2025
Musk: demographic collapse to become China's main problem in the future
American entrepreneur and businessman Elon Musk said that demographic collapse will become China's biggest problem in the long term,
RIA Novosti
reports
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In his social network X, Elon Musk noted, “Population collapse is China's biggest problem long-term. That is true of almost every country on Earth.”
In December 2024, Musk called a significant drop in the global birth rate the biggest threat humanity has ever faced.
02.05.2025
Kochanova: demographic policy issues under constant control of Belarus’ President
Demographic security is an important aspect of effective socio-economic development of any state – as noted by Natalya Kochanova, the Chairperson of the Council of the Republic, at an off-site meeting of the expert advisory council of the Presidium of the Council of the Republic
“In Belarus, demographic policy issues, including the development of human capital, family support, protection of motherhood, fatherhood and childhood, are under constant control of the Head of State,” Ms. Kochanova said ...
19.03.2025
UN: Ukraine's population dropped by 8m since 2022
The population of Ukraine has decreased by 8 million people since February 2022, not by 10 million as Florence Bauer, the Regional Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), said earlier at a briefing in Geneva,
TASS
reports with reference to the updated data released by the United Nations Office at Geneva
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The source reported, “Overall, Ukraine's population has declined by an estimated 10 million since 2014 and by an ...
29.10.2024
Media: Italy’s birth rate to reach new historic low in 2024
According to the country’s national statistics bureau (ISTAT), births in Italy will hit a new record low in 2024 – the 16th consecutive annual decline and the lowest since 1861,
Reuters
reports
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“Italy’s ever-falling birth rate is considered a national emergency. And despite the fact that successive government officials have promised to make this problem a priority, none have so far been able to halt the drop,” the publication reads.
Between January and July 2024, 4,600 ...
22.10.2024
Reuters: Italy’s demographics worst in Europe for growth
According to the Scope Ratings agency, Italy’ s demographics are the worst in Europe in terms of economic growth potential between 2023 and 2040, with a rapidly aging population posing a threat to public finances,
Reuters
reports
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In 2023, the birth rate in Italy – which has been declining for the past 15 years – reached a record low of 379 thousand people: the lowest figure since 1861, according to official data.
“Italy’s working age population is set to record an almost ...
10.10.2024
Every ‘I’ matters
What are the challenges and threats facing demographic security in Belarus today and how will we protect ourselves from them
According to the draft National Security Concept, demographic security is the state of protection of the individual, society and the state from the impact of demographic threats, ensuring the stabilisation of the population, the development of the country’s human potential, the preservation of family and intergenerational ties. What does this mean in practice and what ...
12.05.2023
Destroyers of the future
... of the Vienna Institute of Demography Tomasz Sobotka says.
“European society ...
20.04.2023
Poland warned of crisis due to ‘demographic meteorite’
Poland will face a demographic crisis because of the aging population – as noted by President of the Institute of Public Finance Sławomir Dudek,
RIA Novosti
reports
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According to the Polish economist, the country is already facing a demographic crisis.
“Over the decade, the number of Poles has decreased by almost two million people. You can slightly change the trajectory of this dangerous meteorite, but it will definitely hit us,” he stressed.
According to Rzeczpospolita, ...
16.03.2023
Reuters: Italy’s population to shrink by over 11 million over next 50 years
... in Rome.
Blangiardo, a noted demography expert, said the country’s ...
14.12.2022
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