Hacker News with Generative AI: Demographics

A demanding work culture could be undermining efforts to raise birth rates (psypost.org)
China’s falling birth rate has become a major national concern, and a new study published in Biodemography and Social Biology suggests that the country’s demanding work culture may be partly to blame.
Demographics, Work Culture, China, Social Science, Parenting
7 points by ivewonyoung 7 hours ago | 8 comments
Fort Worth – Now 10th largest US city (wikipedia.org)
Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly 350 square miles (910 km2) into Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise counties.
Cities, Texas, Demographics, Geography
15 points by austin-cheney 2 days ago | 2 comments
Around the World, Many People Are Leaving Their Childhood Religions (pewresearch.org)
In many countries around the world, a fifth or more of all adults have left the religious group in which they were raised. Christianity and Buddhism have experienced especially large losses from this “religious switching,” while rising numbers of adults have no religious affiliation, according to Pew Research Center surveys of nearly 80,000 people in 36 countries.
Religion, Sociology, Demographics, Global Trends
44 points by vially 3 days ago | 109 comments
Why Are Birthrates Plummeting Worldwide? [video] (youtube.com)
Demographics, Global Trends, Social Issues, Population
4 points by pfdietz 3 days ago | 0 comments
Percentage of parents financially supporting adult children reaches 3-year high (savings.com)
Half of parents with adult children provide regular financial assistance to their grown offspring. The average support per adult child is $1,474 monthly, about 6% higher than last year.
Parenting, Finance, Economics, Demographics
35 points by walterbell 5 days ago | 41 comments
One big reason for fewer babies: phones? (vox.com)
All across the world, people are having fewer children. The birth rate is declining quickly in countries ranging from the United States to Finland to Mexico and Turkey.
Demographics, Social Trends, Technology, Family Planning
5 points by rntn 9 days ago | 0 comments
The Vanishing Male Writer (marginalrevolution.com)
It’s easy enough to trace the decline of young white men in American letters—just browse The New York Times’s “Notable Fiction” list.
Literature, Gender, Social Issues, Publishing, Demographics
7 points by delichon 9 days ago | 0 comments
The Vanishing White Male Writer (compactmag.com)
It’s easy enough to trace the decline of young white men in American letters—just browse The New York Times’s “Notable Fiction” list. In 2012 the Times included seven white American men under the age of 43 (the cut-off for a millennial today); in 2013 there were six, in 2014 there were six.
Literature, Demographics, Culture, Publishing
13 points by mudil 11 days ago | 5 comments
Population much more than 8.2B, rural areas underestimated (popularmechanics.com)
While most estimates place the current human population at around 8.2 billion, a new study suggests we might be vastly underrepresenting rural areas.
Population, Demographics, Rural Areas, Research
90 points by the__prestige 11 days ago | 52 comments
Have we underestimated the total number of people on Earth? (newscientist.com)
Our estimates of rural populations have systematically underestimated the actual number of people living in these regions by at least half, researchers have claimed – with potentially huge impacts on global population levels and planning for public services. However, the findings are disputed by demographers, who say any such underestimates are unlikely to alter national or global head counts.
Demographics, Population, Research, Science, Rural Areas
42 points by wahern 12 days ago | 58 comments
Show HN: I made a worldwide sexual life dashboard (worldsexmap.com)
The idea of World Sex Map is to share data-based insights about sexual life.
Data Visualization, Sex, Social Science, Demographics
62 points by superderevo 14 days ago | 22 comments
Immigration Accounts for Entire US Population Growth for First Time (newsweek.com)
Immigration was the sole driver of the United States' population growth in a single year for the first time since records began, a new study released Wednesday said.
Demographics, Immigration, United States
19 points by like_any_other 19 days ago | 1 comments
Facebook Marketplace is keeping young people on the platform (cnbc.com)
Facebook, Social Media, Business, Demographics, Young Adults
52 points by owendarko 24 days ago | 62 comments
Russians Shun Putin's Plea for More Babies as Population Shrinks (bloomberg.com)
Russia’s population is declining at its quickest pace since the Covid-19 pandemic, even after President Vladimir Putin declared that a demographic turnaround is the country’s most important priority.
Russia, Demographics, Population Decline, Politics
10 points by toomuchtodo 25 days ago | 7 comments
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 29 days ago | 1 comments
The End of Children: Birth rates are crashing around the world (newyorker.com)
Societies do collapse, sometimes suddenly. Nevertheless, prophets of doom might keep in mind that their darkest predictions have been, on the whole, a little premature.
Demographics, Population Trends, Social Change
9 points by haltingproblem 31 days ago | 2 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 33 days ago | 0 comments
Japan births fall to lowest in 125 years (ft.com)
Demographics, Japan, Population, Births
29 points by marban 34 days ago | 161 comments
Why Do Young Men Migrate? (thewire.in)
Migration, Sociology, Demographics, Gender Studies, Youth
12 points by akbarnama 36 days ago | 2 comments
So many Americans died from Covid, it's boosting Social Security (fortune.com)
New research finds Social Security will pay out $205 billion less in future benefits owing to COVID-related premature deaths.
Social Security, COVID-19, Economics, Demographics
26 points by askl 41 days ago | 2 comments
Life expectancy growth stalls across Europe as England sees sharpest decline (theguardian.com)
Life expectancy improvement is stalling across Europe with England experiencing the biggest slowdown. Experts are blaming this on an alarming mix of poor diet, mass inactivity and soaring obesity.
Health, Europe, England, Demographics, Social Trends
35 points by pseudolus 42 days ago | 48 comments
Population Decline Will Transform Our Social World (jacobin.com)
Population growth has been slowing and even reversing in many countries, a trend with far-reaching social implications that looks certain to continue.
Demographics, Social Change, Economics
8 points by PaulHoule 43 days ago | 0 comments
Young men now spend more of their free time alone than any other group (flowingdata.com)
John Burn-Murdoch, for Financial Times (paywalled), breaks down data from the American Time Use Survey to show the increase in time spent alone, specifically among young people.
Social Trends, Demographics, Youth, Free Time, Data Analysis
74 points by surprisetalk 69 days ago | 124 comments
The reason for the rise in male childlessness (bbc.com)
When the US vice-presidential candidate JD Vance made a comment about “childless cat ladies”, he evoked an image of educated, urbanite, career-minded women.
Demographics, Social Trends, Gender, Family, Politics
15 points by Qem 69 days ago | 9 comments
Men have grown twice as much as women over past century, study shows (theguardian.com)
Amid the profound changes humanity has witnessed, one might be forgiven for failing to notice a rise in sexy and formidable men: those tall, broad-shouldered types that are strangers to self-doubt.
Human Biology, Gender Differences, Demographics, Social Change
13 points by pseudolus 70 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 71 days ago | 102 comments
China's population falls for third year in a row as birthrate declines (aljazeera.com)
China’s population fell for the third consecutive year in 2024, as a demographic crisis continues to loom over the East Asian superpower.
Demographics, China, Population Decline
7 points by Qem 74 days ago | 5 comments
Cancer cases rising for women and younger adults in US, report finds (theguardian.com)
Certain types of cancer are on the rise among younger adults and women, according to a new report from the American Cancer Society. This marks the first time since the early 1900s that cancer has been higher among women than men.
Health, Cancer, Demographics, United States
5 points by GeoAtreides 75 days ago | 1 comments
As Russian losses in Ukraine mount, Putin faces devastating demographic timebomb (kyivindependent.com)
Russia, Ukraine, War, Demographics, Politics
17 points by MilnerRoute 83 days ago | 4 comments
Looming 'demographic cliff': Fewer college students and fewer graduate (npr.org)
The long-predicted downturn in the number of 18-year-olds is almost here. And it isn't just a problem for higher education. It's a looming crisis for the economy.
Demographics, Education, Economy
5 points by andsoitis 83 days ago | 2 comments