France's Birth Rate Plummets to Lowest Since 1919
France's 2024 birth rate dropped to 663,000 (1.59 children per woman), a 10% decrease from 2021 and almost 20% since 2010, due to fewer couples, economic anxieties, and housing challenges, though immigration and deaths currently offset the decline.
France's Birth Rate Plummets to Lowest Since 1919
France's 2024 birth rate dropped to 663,000 (1.59 children per woman), a 10% decrease from 2021 and almost 20% since 2010, due to fewer couples, economic anxieties, and housing challenges, though immigration and deaths currently offset the decline.
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36% Bias Score
Chile's Fertility Rate Plummets: A Unique Convergence of Factors
Chile's fertility rate is plummeting, projected to reach 0.88 children per woman in 2024, exceeding global trends and mirroring similar declines in countries like South Korea and China, driven by factors such as increased female participation in the workforce, high living costs, and changing cultura...
Chile's Fertility Rate Plummets: A Unique Convergence of Factors
Chile's fertility rate is plummeting, projected to reach 0.88 children per woman in 2024, exceeding global trends and mirroring similar declines in countries like South Korea and China, driven by factors such as increased female participation in the workforce, high living costs, and changing cultura...
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44% Bias Score
China's Population Decline Exacerbates Economic and Social Challenges
China's population fell by 1.39 million in 2024 to 1.408 billion, marking a third consecutive year of decline and posing significant challenges for the world's second-largest economy due to an aging population and shrinking workforce.
China's Population Decline Exacerbates Economic and Social Challenges
China's population fell by 1.39 million in 2024 to 1.408 billion, marking a third consecutive year of decline and posing significant challenges for the world's second-largest economy due to an aging population and shrinking workforce.
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44% Bias Score
China's Population Decline Continues, Posing Economic and Social Challenges
China's population fell by 1.39 million in 2024 to 1.408 billion, marking a three-year decline and posing challenges due to an aging population and shrinking workforce, mirroring trends in East Asia, exacerbated by restrictive immigration policies and ineffective government incentives.
China's Population Decline Continues, Posing Economic and Social Challenges
China's population fell by 1.39 million in 2024 to 1.408 billion, marking a three-year decline and posing challenges due to an aging population and shrinking workforce, mirroring trends in East Asia, exacerbated by restrictive immigration policies and ineffective government incentives.
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56% Bias Score
China's Strong Q4 Growth Faces Headwinds from US Tariffs and Demographic Trends
China's economy grew 5.4% in Q4 2024, exceeding forecasts, driven by exports and a record trade surplus; however, this success is threatened by potential US tariffs and underlying demographic challenges.
China's Strong Q4 Growth Faces Headwinds from US Tariffs and Demographic Trends
China's economy grew 5.4% in Q4 2024, exceeding forecasts, driven by exports and a record trade surplus; however, this success is threatened by potential US tariffs and underlying demographic challenges.
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40% Bias Score
Russia Boosts Maternity Benefits, Nizhny Novgorod Offers 1 Million Rubles Per Child
Russia increased 2025 maternity benefits, with maximum payments reaching 1,100,750 rubles for multiple births and 68,995 rubles monthly for childcare, though increases lag inflation; maternity capital rose 7.3%; Nizhny Novgorod will pay 1,000,000 rubles per child.
Russia Boosts Maternity Benefits, Nizhny Novgorod Offers 1 Million Rubles Per Child
Russia increased 2025 maternity benefits, with maximum payments reaching 1,100,750 rubles for multiple births and 68,995 rubles monthly for childcare, though increases lag inflation; maternity capital rose 7.3%; Nizhny Novgorod will pay 1,000,000 rubles per child.
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44% Bias Score
Vietnam's Record-Low Fertility Rate Raises Economic Concerns
Vietnam's fertility rate hit a record low of 1.9 births per woman in 2024, for the third year below the replacement level, despite strong economic growth; this decline is particularly sharp in Ho Chi Minh City, prompting government incentives but raising concerns about future economic impacts and an...
Vietnam's Record-Low Fertility Rate Raises Economic Concerns
Vietnam's fertility rate hit a record low of 1.9 births per woman in 2024, for the third year below the replacement level, despite strong economic growth; this decline is particularly sharp in Ho Chi Minh City, prompting government incentives but raising concerns about future economic impacts and an...
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32% Bias Score
Vietnam's Falling Birth Rate Raises Concerns About Future Economic Growth
Vietnam's 2024 birth rate hit a record low of 1.91 children per woman, raising concerns about a shrinking workforce and increased strain on state resources as the population ages, despite a booming economy and efforts by cities like Ho Chi Minh City to incentivize higher birth rates.
Vietnam's Falling Birth Rate Raises Concerns About Future Economic Growth
Vietnam's 2024 birth rate hit a record low of 1.91 children per woman, raising concerns about a shrinking workforce and increased strain on state resources as the population ages, despite a booming economy and efforts by cities like Ho Chi Minh City to incentivize higher birth rates.
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48% Bias Score
Global Population Decline Accelerates
China's population fell by 1.4 million in 2024, continuing a global trend of declining populations and aging societies, prompting governments to offer financial incentives to encourage childbirth; however, long-term solutions require addressing economic and cultural factors.
Global Population Decline Accelerates
China's population fell by 1.4 million in 2024, continuing a global trend of declining populations and aging societies, prompting governments to offer financial incentives to encourage childbirth; however, long-term solutions require addressing economic and cultural factors.
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60% Bias Score
Shrinking Populations and Aging Societies Pose Global Challenges
In 2024, China's population dropped by 1.4 million, mirroring similar declines in Japan, South Korea, and Italy, prompting governments to implement financial incentives to encourage higher birth rates to address the economic and social challenges of aging and shrinking populations.
Shrinking Populations and Aging Societies Pose Global Challenges
In 2024, China's population dropped by 1.4 million, mirroring similar declines in Japan, South Korea, and Italy, prompting governments to implement financial incentives to encourage higher birth rates to address the economic and social challenges of aging and shrinking populations.
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52% Bias Score
Turkey Launches Financial Aid Program to Boost Birth Rates
Turkey's President Erdoğan declared 2025 the "Year of the Family," launching initiatives including a 5,000 lira one-time payment for first-born children after January 1st, 2025, monthly payments for subsequent children, and 150,000 lira interest-free loans for young couples.
Turkey Launches Financial Aid Program to Boost Birth Rates
Turkey's President Erdoğan declared 2025 the "Year of the Family," launching initiatives including a 5,000 lira one-time payment for first-born children after January 1st, 2025, monthly payments for subsequent children, and 150,000 lira interest-free loans for young couples.
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60% Bias Score
South Korea's Matchmaking Boom: A Response to Declining Marriage Rates
Matchmaking agencies in South Korea are experiencing a 30% increase in clients, driven by the pandemic and changing perceptions, with some couples even starting businesses together after meeting through such agencies; however, the high cost and impersonal nature pose challenges, alongside broader so...
South Korea's Matchmaking Boom: A Response to Declining Marriage Rates
Matchmaking agencies in South Korea are experiencing a 30% increase in clients, driven by the pandemic and changing perceptions, with some couples even starting businesses together after meeting through such agencies; however, the high cost and impersonal nature pose challenges, alongside broader so...
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44% Bias Score