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Which country in Southeast Asia has the lowest birth rate?

Which country in Southeast Asia has the lowest birth rate?

Birth rates across Southeast Asia are declining, with some countries reaching record-low fertility levels, raising concerns about labor shortages, economic stability, and aging populations.
South Korea's birth rate set to rise for first time in 9 years

South Korea's birth rate set to rise for first time in 9 years

Thailand's births fall below 500,000 for first time in nearly 80 years

Thailand's births fall below 500,000 for first time in nearly 80 years

China closes tens of thousands of kindergartens amid record-low birth rate

China closes tens of thousands of kindergartens amid record-low birth rate

Thousands of kindergartens across China have been closing as decreasing birth rate led to drops in enrollment.
November 3, 2024 | 11:17 pm PT
Number of South Korea marriages edges up in 2023 after 11 years of falls

Number of South Korea marriages edges up in 2023 after 11 years of falls

The number of marriages in South Korea rose in 2023 for the first time in more than a decade, lifted by pent-up demand from couples delaying nuptials during the pandemic, but the data did not point to a sustained rebound in a rapidly ageing society.
March 18, 2024 | 08:55 pm PT
Thailand bids to avert 'population crisis' as birth rate crashes

Thailand bids to avert 'population crisis' as birth rate crashes

Thailand is scrambling to encourage its people to have more babies to arrest a slumping birth rate, offering parents childcare and fertility centres, while also tapping social media influencers to showcase the joys of family life.
March 6, 2022 | 11:45 pm PT
Parental angst: why Vietnamese are having fewer babies

Parental angst: why Vietnamese are having fewer babies

After having her first child, Tuyet Nhung told her husband she did not want more since she felt worn out and wanted more leisure and personal time.
November 2, 2021 | 08:38 pm PT
HCMC sees fertility rate increase in 2020

HCMC sees fertility rate increase in 2020

The Department of Population and Family Planning estimates that HCMC's crude birth rate increased by 0.14 per woman in 2020 from the previous year.
March 26, 2021 | 05:00 pm PT
Vietnam population might peak 10 years earlier than UN forecast: Lancet study

Vietnam population might peak 10 years earlier than UN forecast: Lancet study

Vietnam’s population might peak at 107.25 million in 2044, a decade earlier than forecast by the U.N. last year, according to a recent study.
July 17, 2020 | 05:32 pm PT
Marry early, have kids soon, Vietnam urges citizens

Marry early, have kids soon, Vietnam urges citizens

Vietnam is urging citizens to marry before 30 and bear children early to maintain an ideal replacement fertility rate.
May 4, 2020 | 10:59 pm PT
Births plunge to record lows in United States

Births plunge to record lows in United States

U.S. fertility rate fell to 1.76 births per woman in 2017.
May 16, 2018 | 11:11 pm PT
 
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