Baby Bust. Low Birth Rates.
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Taiwan is down to 1.2 birthrate. It is a big problem and big news. The government is trying different things to increase it.
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China also reports record low birth rate and severe aging of its population going by its 2020 census:
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If you want a progressive social safety net - especially for old age - that goes hand in hand with neeing higher birth rates than where we are.
Deferred benefit social programs don't really work below replacement levels. Skimming off the top of other countries' human capital also seems less than progressive.
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Yup, it is a big problem in most developed countries.
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/07/26/child-free-childless-adults-pew-study/74561070007/
Why are more adults not having children? New study may have an explanation.
57% of adults under 50 who say they’re unlikely to ever have kids say a major reason is they just don’t want to; 31% of those ages 50 and older without kids cite this as a reason they never had them
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Right, because ultimately we became a very selfish and me-first global society. Nice job!
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/07/26/child-free-childless-adults-pew-study/74561070007/
Why are more adults not having children? New study may have an explanation.
57% of adults under 50 who say they’re unlikely to ever have kids say a major reason is they just don’t want to; 31% of those ages 50 and older without kids cite this as a reason they never had them
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Teen birth rates hit another historical low in 2025, CDC says
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/09/nx-s1-5777587/teen-birth-rates-hit-another-historical-low-2025-cdc
The teenage birth rate in the U.S. fell by 7% in 2025, ...
Reasons cited include:
higher use of contraception and lower sexual activity for youth, and ... continued access to abortion care
Overall, nearly 126,000 babies were born to mothers ages 15 to 19, according to the analysis of provisional data. The birth rate for that age group was 11.7 births per 1,000 females. By contrast, the teen birth rate in 1991 was 61.8 births per 1,000.
The report also explored other topics related to births in the United States. The overall birth rate fell 1% from the previous year, also continuing a long decline. ...
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