- “Marry or be fired” and other global efforts to boost fertility The Deseret News, March 4
An employer in China gave workers nine months to marry or lose their jobs. Marriage in China fell 20% last year compared to 2023. The nation’s population has fallen for three straight years. The notice, which was later rescinded, read in part: “Not responding to the call of the country and getting married and having children is disloyalty. Not listening to the words of parents and making the elderly worry is unfilial.”
- Rapid Fertility Decline is an Existential Crisis – American Enterprise, February 5 by Jesus Fernandez Villaverde, visiting scholar in macroeconomics, econometrics and economic history
“Humanity has entered a new era of population decline. Globally, the total fertility rate is likely already below replacement…. If we are unable to address our fertility crisis, the U.S. will face an existential economic crisis driven by a steep decline in fertility rates – one that could have an impact measured in the quadrillions of dollars.” Depopulation will effect taxation, government expenditures, GDP, the labor force, the real estate market – everything.
- Japan’s birthrate hits a new low: Expert warns that only one teenager will be left by this year in the world’s fourth biggest economy – Economic Times. February 26
“Japan’s birthrate has hit yet another record low. In 2024, only 720,988 babies were born, marking a 5% drop from the previous year. This is the 9th consecutive year of decline, according to the health ministry. This figure is the lowest since records began in 1899. Meanwhile, deaths hit an all-time high of 1.62 million, meaning that for every baby born, more than two people passed away.”
“Japan’s labor force has been shrinking since 1995…. In 2024 alone, a record 342 companies went bankrupt due to labor shortages.”
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