ANALYSIS: Before the election, Labor promised policies to lift the declining birthrate, but there is little evidence they will actually work.

Japan has been struggling to cope with a combination of anaemic economic growth and a shrinking population for over 30 years. 2025 marks the tipping point when the rising costs outstrip the country's ...

The birth rate plummeted for the ninth consecutive year with more than two deaths for every baby born in 2024. Aware that to ...

To address the country's rapidly declining birthrate Japan's health ministry is all set to eliminate out-of-pocket payments ...

In 2024, 720,988 babies were born in the country, marking the ninth consecutive year of decline in child births.

With birth rates falling and immigration facing political pushback, what does that mean for future economic growth and equity ...

Canada is known for its historically immigrant-friendly policies and multicultural environment. About 23% of Canada’s population consists of immigrants, which is the highest among G7 countries: Canada ...

Japan considers making childbirth free to reverse dwindling birth rate - Government provides a subsidy for each birth but ...

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba does not plan to seek a consumption tax cut as a way to blunt the pain of higher prices, concluding that such a move would further squeeze the ...

Inflation, exacerbated by Trump administration policies, is a contributing factor ... Raising the minimum wage and addressing economic inequality are suggested as solutions to address the root ...