Hacker News with Generative AI: Population Decline

China's population woes deepen as marriage registrations tumble (scmp.com)
China is on track to post its lowest number of marriage registrations since 1980 this year, with an estimate from a leading demographer suggesting as few as 6 million couples would tie the knot, prompting local governments to hand out cash incentives.
China, Demographics, Social Trends, Marriage, Population Decline
9 points by paulpauper 13 days ago | 1 comments
Japan's declining births on track to fall below 700k (asahi.com)
The number of births of Japanese children in the first half of 2024 has continued its alarming downward trend, with only 329,998 babies born between January and June.
Japan, Demographics, Population Decline
71 points by rntn 17 days ago | 165 comments
The Age of Depopulation (tiiny.co)
Although few yet see it coming, humans are about to enter a new era of history. Call it “the age of depopulation.” For the first time since the Black Death in the 1300s, the planetary population will decline. But whereas the last implosion was caused by a deadly disease borne by fleas, the coming one will be entirely due to choices made by people.
Demographics, Population Decline, History
19 points by paulpauper 37 days ago | 9 comments
Demographic decline: Greece faces alarming population collapse (euronews.com)
Empty villages, disillusioned young workers, and government officials scrambling for solutions: this is the stark reality Euronews uncovered in Greece, where the country is bracing for a major population collapse fuelled by plummeting numbers of births, mass emigration, and low fertility rates.
Demographics, Greece, Population Decline, Emigration, Fertility Rates
49 points by toomuchtodo 71 days ago | 78 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 72 days ago | 7 comments
Why Asia Stopped Having Kids (richardhanania.com)
Demographics, Asia, Population Decline
18 points by paulpauper 175 days ago | 9 comments
East Asia's Coming Population Collapse (foreignaffairs.com)
East Asia, Demographics, Population Decline, Social Impact
11 points by jseliger 196 days ago | 2 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 206 days ago | 0 comments
Korea sees more deaths than births for 52nd consecutive month in February (hani.co.kr)
Korea, Demographics, Population Decline, Birth Rates, Mortality Rates
63 points by paulpauper 208 days ago | 68 comments