Fertility rate

Tokyo govt boosts support for marriage seekers in bid to raise birth rate

According to a survey conducted by the metropolitan government this spring, just under 60% of unmarried people aged 18 to 49 expressed a desire to marry.

Govt exploring grants, incentives for firms to offer jobs with flexible workloads

Acting Manpower Minister Jasmin Lau (left) and Institute of Policy Studies senior research fellow Gillian Koh during a dialogue session at the Young Singaporeans Conference at Temasek Shophouse on Oct 14.

Births rebound in South Korea, but parents still wait for daycare spots

The parents’ accounts suggest that a nationwide decline in daycare centres does not necessarily make places easier to find locally.

Baby bust: How friends and colleagues can influence birth rates

Humans copy each other, and the social contagion effect also leaves its mark on birth rates, says the writer

What if young men and women want different marriages?

As gender attitudes diverge, young men and women may increasingly want different kinds of marriages, says the writer.

Most young adults in S’pore surveyed want to have children, but many lack fertility knowledge: Study

About 84 per cent of young adults surveyed said they ideally wanted at least one child.

Singapore’s baby push has a blind spot: Grandparents who need care

It is not easy to take care of parents and raise one’s own children at the same time, say the writers.

Australia warns of risks from ageing population, falling birth rates

Australia’s population growth is expected to slow to 0.9 per cent a year over the next four decades.

Tokyo reverses baby bust with AI matchmaking and generous subsidies

Babies and their parents take part in a ring-entering ceremony during “Nakizumo”, or a baby-crying sumo contest, at Sensoji Temple in Tokyo on April 25.

‘We’ve been trying for two years’: Information gaps that trip up couples who want to conceive

Many young couples continue to assume that health equals fertility and there is always time, says the writer.

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