Declining birthrate

Declining birthrate

A person sits in a toy car with children at a shopping mall in Shanghai, China June 1, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

China's birth rate falls to lowest on record: Official data

There were just 7.92 million births recorded in 2025, a rate of 5.63 births per 1,000 people - the lowest level since records began in 1949

An intersection in Shibuya. Japan’s population woes mirror broader global patterns. Photo: Kentaro Takahashi/Bloomberg

Japan's population plunges by half a million in 14th straight annual fall

(L to R) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul pose for the cameras during the 11th Trilateral Foreign Minister’s Meeting (Japan-China-ROK) in Tokyo on March 22, 2025, Japan. Photo: Rodrigo Reyes Marin/Pool via REUTERS

Japan, China, South Korea meet at geopolitical 'turning point in history'

A couple prepares to participate in a staged mass wedding, organised as part of a matchmaking event to inspire singles to get married, in a suburban area of Shanghai May 18, 2013. Photo: REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File photo

Marriage registrations in China drop for the first nine months of 2024

A child plays with sand near a couple taking part in a pre-wedding photoshoot on a beach in Qingdao, Shandong province, China April 21, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo

China launches survey to understand 'fear of having children'

People walk near the Red Square with St. Basil's Cathedral seen in the background in Moscow, Russia July 1, 2024. Photo:REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/File Photo

Russia's birth rate slides to lowest in quarter century in 2024