Hacker News with Generative AI: Demographics

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 1 day 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 5 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 7 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 9 days ago | 0 comments

Japan births fall to lowest in 125 years (ft.com)

Demographics, Japan, Population, Births

29 points by marban 10 days ago | 161 comments

Why Do Young Men Migrate? (thewire.in)

Migration, Sociology, Demographics, Gender Studies, Youth

12 points by akbarnama 12 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 17 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 18 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 19 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 45 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 45 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 46 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 47 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 50 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 51 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 59 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 59 days ago | 2 comments

U-Haul Growth Metros and Cities of 2024: Dallas Top Metro for In-Migration (uhaul.com)
PHOENIX, Ariz. (Jan. 3, 2024) — The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area, better known as the DFW Metroplex, is the leading U-Haul Growth Metro of 2024.

Demographics, Migration, Urban Planning, Dallas, Texas

27 points by rawgabbit 64 days ago | 13 comments

'Disturbing surge in cryptocurrency fraud' led by young, tech-savvy Nigerian men (studyfinds.org)
SURREY, England — In an eye-opening study that sheds new light on the evolving landscape of digital financial crime, researchers have uncovered a striking pattern in Nigerian cryptocurrency fraud: all convicted perpetrators are male, and nearly two-thirds are under 30 years old.

Cryptocurrency, Fraud, Nigeria, Crime, Demographics

5 points by Brajeshwar 65 days ago | 0 comments

Why aren't we talking about the real reason male college enrollment is dropping? (celestemdavis.substack.com)
“Nearly 60 percent of all college students today are women. That’s an all-time high… U.S. colleges and universities have lost about 1.5 million students in the past several years. Men accounted for 71 percent of that loss.”

Education, Demographics, Gender, Higher Education

18 points by tempestn 66 days ago | 24 comments

What a World Growing Older Fast Means for Investing (bloomberg.com)
A growing number of money managers say it’s time to get portfolios ready for a population shift

Investing, Demographics, Population Growth, Financial Markets

7 points by toomuchtodo 70 days ago | 10 comments

California's population is no longer in decline (ktla.com)
Despite all the noise surrounding the “California exodus,” or mass migration out of the country’s most populous state, California grew in population in 2024 — although that growth wasn’t massive.

California, Population Growth, Demographics

12 points by madihaa 71 days ago | 4 comments

South Korea's population faces point of no return (newsweek.com)
One in five South Koreans is now aged 65 or older, the government said Tuesday.

Demographics, South Korea, Aging Population

26 points by GeoAtreides 73 days ago | 53 comments

London Transport Explained in Nine Graphs (londoncentric.media)
How the ability to travel around the city shapes the capital, its residents, and the lives we lead.

London, Transportation, Data Visualization, Urban Planning, Demographics

26 points by bookofjoe 74 days ago | 0 comments

America Is Suddenly Getting Healthier. No One Knows Why. (theatlantic.com)
Americans are unusually likely to die young compared with citizens of other developed countries. The U.S. has more fatalities from gun violence, drug overdoses, and auto accidents than just about any other similarly rich nation, and its obesity rate is about 50 percent higher than the European average. Put this all together and the U.S. is rightly considered a “rich death trap” for its young and middle-aged citizens, whose premature death is the leading reason for America’s unusually short lifespans.

Health, United States, Demographics, Mortality

38 points by ____H____ 80 days ago | 80 comments

The higher fertility of TSMC semiconductor workers (boomcampaign.org)
This tweet has gone viral for pointing out the extraordinary fertility of the employees of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world’s leading manufacturer of semiconductors and producer of nearly 90% of the most advanced chips. Though TSMC employees make up 0.3% of Taiwan’s population, they are responsible for 1.8% of all babies born in Taiwan. In every fifty Taiwanese babies born, one is a TSMC baby.

Taiwan, Semiconductors, Demographics, Fertility, Workforce

88 points by walterbell 82 days ago | 85 comments

Americans spend more time living with diseases than rest of world, study shows (theguardian.com)
Americans spend more time living with diseases than people from other countries, according to a new study.

Health, Demographics, United States, Global Health, Research

54 points by pseudolus 87 days ago | 7 comments

Young Italians are leaving in droves (yahoo.com)
Billie Fusto is not after a fat pay cheque: he is training to be an archivist and wants nothing more than "a quiet life" at home in Italy.

Italy, Demographics, Migration, Young Adults, Workforce

6 points by elsewhen 89 days ago | 21 comments

Boomers grieve not becoming grandparents–Millennials have little sympathy (independent.co.uk)
Amid falling birth rates and growing numbers of U.S. adults opting to remain child-free, boomer and Generation X grandparents are mourning the prospect of ever becoming grandparents. However, according to millennials themselves, the reasons for not having children far outweigh the disappointment their parents may feel.