South Korea is launching a high-speed train service, the Great Train eXpress (GTX), to reduce travel time between central Seoul and its outskirts in an effort to boost the declining birthrate. Companies in South Korea are offering incentives like vehicles and money to encourage workers to expand their families. The country has one of the lowest fertility rates globally, with innovative places being hit the hardest by the low birth rates.
One country has significantly raised its fertility rate Compared to 10 years ago, women typically have an additional child. Fertility continues to rise. What’s the country? How did they do it?
I need your help to figure this out. Countries all over the West are now suddenly reporting RECORD low birthrates. Sweden saw a 12.4% collapse of the birthrates since 2021. What do you think is causing this?
Countries with world's lowest fertility rates (births per woman), 2023. 🇰🇷 South Korea: 0.9 🇸🇬 Singapore: 1.0 🇸🇲 San Marino: 1.1 🇨🇳 China: 1.2 🇲🇹 Malta: 1.2 🇧🇦 Bosnia: 1.3 🇨🇾 Cyprus: 1.3 🇮🇹 Italy: 1.3 🇯🇲 Jamaica: 1.3 🇯🇵 Japan: 1.3 🇪🇸 Spain: 1.3 (UN Population Fund)
A small number of startups are stepping up to address infertility issues in Japan, where shortages of treatment options plague patients in a country grappling with one of the world’s lowest birthrates. https://t.co/PPzuBzwncx
Infertility clinics are raising billions in Japan: Tokyo-based Varinos raised ¥600 million in a Series C funding round in 2022, lifting the total amount raised to ¥1.1 billion. Demand for infertility treatment is high in Japan, where the number of live births fell for eight…
"Some 43% of female infertility patients in Japan are over 40, compared with 29.4% in Italy and 22.2% in the US, according to Japan’s Health, Labour and Welfare Ministry. That leads to lower success rates, but also bigger demand and spending power." https://t.co/B2uhW8FPBR
Demand for infertility treatments is soaring in low-birth-rate Japan, and startups are stepping in to help https://t.co/uF4BD3J0OQ
The global low fertility crisis strikes at the heart of scientific and technological progress. Why? It is precisely the places with the highest innovation that are hit hardest. South Korea has both the highest innovation and lowest fertility rates in the world. 🧵, please share! https://t.co/pKE6e7OiHf
Italy's fertility rate - average number of children per woman - falls to 1.2. Replacement rate for population is 2.1. One of the biggest issues facing the west in the second half of the 21st century. Latest figs for UK 1.49. By @AmyKazmin https://t.co/xDTU6NROve
The Republic of Korea is introducing a high-speed train service, the Great Train eXpress (GTX), aimed at reducing commute times between central Seoul and its outskirts. #CGTNAmerica https://t.co/xlpEkEWQTU
How is South Korea responding to the collapse in its fertility rate? https://t.co/PPpYzgI7gI
One nation’s declining fertility rate hit a record low last year, and it’s only expected to fall further in 2024. Now, some companies are offering huge incentives like vehicles and huge sums of money to try and get their workers to expand their families. https://t.co/C9kpMOS16Q https://t.co/oZMdjfbro7
South Korea has come up with a novel idea to get one of its biggest problems back on track – by launching a high speed train service ⬇️ Read more https://t.co/ytYhnlxkZH
Mindblowing consequences of our miserable birth rates. https://t.co/mXOPBDE1Ml
South Korea hopes new speed train links will help boost birthrate https://t.co/p9zQDi9FGA https://t.co/plSEvatzWF
⚠️ SOUTH KOREA HOPES NEW SPEED TRAIN LINKS WILL HELP BOOST BIRTHRATE Full Story → https://t.co/ylc4tcVB8V South Korea is launching a high-speed train service that will reduce the travel time between central Seoul and its outskirts, a project officials hope will encourage more…