Hacker News with Generative AI: Birth Rate

How did South Korea start producing more babies after long decline? (aljazeera.com)
For the first time in nine years, South Korea’s birthrate has risen, reversing a long-term trend which has seen it decline to record lows.
South Korea, Demographics, Birth Rate, Population Trends, Social Issues
7 points by Qem 53 days ago | 1 comments
Almost 50 schools in South Korea to shut down amid worsening birth rate crisis (independent.co.uk)
South Korea’s rapidly worsening birth rate crisis continues as nearly 50 schools across the country are set to close in 2025 because there are not enough students.
South Korea, Education, Demographics, Birth Rate, Social Issues
7 points by speckx 58 days ago | 0 comments
Japan Offers Free Daycare to Boost Tokyo's Falling Birth Rate (xatakaon.com)
Japan has been grappling with its demographic statistics with a sense of urgency, particularly regarding its declining birth rate. In 2023, the country recorded its eighth consecutive year of decreasing births, with a 5.1% drop that has pushed its fertility rate to historic lows.
Japan, Demographics, Birth Rate, Government Policy, Economics
52 points by nithinj 95 days ago | 102 comments
Russia's population crisis gets worse amid 25-year-low birth rate (fortune.com)
The Russian population is shrinking at an alarming rate, which could change the fabric of its society.
Russia, Demographics, Population Decline, Birth Rate
9 points by gmays 226 days ago | 7 comments
Ukraine's birth rate plummets to 300-year low as country's population collapses (intellinews.com)
Ukraine, Demographics, Population Decline, Birth Rate
10 points by popcalc 360 days ago | 0 comments