Global fertility rates are declining faster than previously predicted, with significant drops observed in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Europe. Preliminary data for 2022 and 2023 indicate a more rapid decrease in birth rates than earlier estimates. The United Nations' 2022 projections had estimated the global fertility rate at 2.31, just above the replacement level. Notably, China's birth rate has dropped from 41.0 per 1,000 people in 1950 to 7.6 in 2021. India has also seen a significant decline, from 43.8 in 1950 to 16.4 in 2021. Japan's fertility rate fell to a record low of 1.2 in 2023, marking the eighth consecutive year of decline. The country's population is expected to decrease sharply in the coming decades, posing economic and societal challenges. Japan recorded 727,277 births and 1.58 million deaths last year, with a median age of 49.5, the highest in the world. One-third of Japan's national budget, amounting to $255 billion, has been allocated for social security this year.
Birth Rates are dropping big time throughout much of the world and Japan just saw an all-time low birth rate last year 🚨 https://t.co/ps94mmLtgK
Japan’s fertility rate hit a record low of 1.2 last year, new government data show https://t.co/XTilHCnJbl via @economics
Japan's Birth Rate Falls To a Record Low https://t.co/hFyRRji9gk
This chart shows annual births per 1,000 people across the world’s six most populous countries, based on data from the UN World Population Prospects (2022) and has been compiled by ‘Our World in Data’. Key takeaway - Birth rates are falling across all six countries, though at… https://t.co/voJnzW6rKi
Japan's declining birth rate, by the numbers Last year • Total births: 727,277 • Total deaths: 1.58 million • Fertility rate: 1.2 (record low) • Median age: 49.5 (world's highest) 1/3 of the national budget—$255 billion—has been set aside for social security this year https://t.co/ecwpvgiLPE
Japan’s fertility rate dropped to a record low of 1.2 last year, in an eighth consecutive decline that underscores the challenges faced by the world’s most elderly country. https://t.co/jcUPlZsCIS
Japan's birth rate falls to a record low as the number of marriages also drops https://t.co/8nFxFLfPWz
Japan's total fertility rate fell in 2023 for the eighth straight year, reaching a record low. The country's population is expected to drop sharply in the coming decades, posing challenges for the economy and society. https://t.co/qbEvMEeZ5C
Japan's parliament resorts to more legal measures to back up child-bearing as its total fertility rate and number of births hit new record lows in 2023. https://t.co/98weBGWJQr
Japan’s birth rate falls to ‘critical’ new low, as population crisis looms https://t.co/6aoKaz1XQn
Japan’s fertility rate hit a record low of 1.2 last year, new government data show https://t.co/2nHpsbNQmw
Japan's total fertility rate -- the average number of births per woman during her reproductive years -- fell in 2023 for the eighth straight year, reaching a record low. https://t.co/rodlVq5tUR https://t.co/mlP5xXYVsZ
Japan's birth rate has fallen to a new low of 1.2 (0.99 for Tokyo), government data show. Nikkei has a nice charticle: https://t.co/UdInO78jvB
Japan's fertility rate drops again, speeding population decline https://t.co/1u9qsbKXd2
Time to break out your sex-robot and videogame discourses because Japan just posted a new record-low fertility rate of 1.2. Strangely, the story doesn't even mention the fact that marriages took a BIG dip during Covid which is obviously contributing here. https://t.co/i7cCNouAmv
🚨 🇺🇳REPORT: TOP COUNTRIES WITH FASTEST BIRTH RATE DECLINE Birth rates are falling worldwide, with China's birth rate dropping the fastest. 🇨🇳China recorded 7.6 births per 1,000 people, down from 41.0 in 1950. 🇮🇳India's birth rate fell from 43.8 in 1950 to 16.4 in 2021.… https://t.co/OC4mvLXZAA
🚨 🇺🇳REPORT: TOP COUNTRIES WITH FASTEST BIRTH RATES DECLINE Birth rates are falling worldwide, with China's birth rate dropping the fastest. 🇨🇳China recorded 7.6 births per 1,000 people, down from 41.0 in 1950. 🇮🇳India's birth rate fell from 43.8 in 1950 to 16.4 in 2021.… https://t.co/h3MJQCAW8R
The global decline in birth rates: 1950 🇨🇳 China: 41.0 🇮🇳 India: 43.8 🇳🇬 Nigeria: 45.6 🇵🇰 Pakistan: 43.7 🇺🇸 USA: 22.8 2021 🇨🇳 China: 7.6 🇮🇳 India: 16.4 🇳🇬 Nigeria: 37.1 🇵🇰 Pakistan: 27.5 🇺🇸 USA: 11.1 Note: The number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 people.…
The global decline in fertility rates: 1950 🇨🇳 China: 41.0 🇮🇳 India: 43.8 🇳🇬 Nigeria: 45.6 🇵🇰 Pakistan: 43.7 🇺🇸 USA: 22.8 2021 🇨🇳 China: 7.6 🇮🇳 India: 16.4 🇳🇬 Nigeria: 37.1 🇵🇰 Pakistan: 27.5 🇺🇸 USA: 11.1 According to data from the UN World Population Prospects (2022)
🚨 GLOBAL ALERT: BIRTH RATES PLUMMETING FASTER THAN EXPECTED Global fertility rates are collapsing faster than many experts predicted. Preliminary 2022 and 2023 data show births falling more rapidly in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Europe than prior estimates. UN… https://t.co/3wcyQzE328
🚨 GLOBAL ALERT: BIRTH RATES PLUMMETING FASTER THAN EXPECTED Global fertility rates are collapsing faster than many experts predicted. UN projections from 2022 estimated the global fertility rate at 2.31, just above the replacement level. Preliminary 2022 and 2023 data show… https://t.co/ozRfhSyVx0