#demographics

Global birth rates are plummeting, but economists argue population decline isn't necessarily the disaster we think it is. A closer look at what shrinking populations really mean for our future.

It's not just money or career ambitions. The global fertility crisis reveals a deeper truth about gender roles, workplace culture, and what happens when society changes faster than expectations at home.

Trip.com co-founder James Liang's push for financial incentives to boost China's birth rate reveals deeper economic anxieties about the world's second-largest economy.

China's birth rate fell to a record low in 2025 despite state incentives. Explore the causes of this demographic crisis and its impact on the global economy.

Starting Jan 1, 2026, the China contraceptive tax 2026 imposes a 13% sales tax on birth control products. Explore how this controversial policy aims to boost birth rates amidst a shrinking population.

The number of long-term foreign residents in South Korea has surpassed 1.6 million as of November 2025, with over half living in the Greater Seoul area.

South Korea's population mobility in November 2025 dropped to a 51-year low, reflecting a sluggish housing market and demographic shifts, while the exodus from Seoul continues.

Japan's government is planning a new foreign worker program to replace its controversial intern system by 2027, considering a cap of 426,000 workers in the first two years to balance labor shortages with public concerns.