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France records more deaths than births for the first time since 1945.

Fewer babies, more elderly people, rising life expectancy: France has gradually changed and is now at a demographic turning point.

For the first time since World War II, there were more deaths than births, according to the national statistics institute Insee.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260113-france-records-more-deaths-than-births-for-the-first-time-since-1945?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#France #Population #BirthRate #LifeExpectancy #Family #Death #Statistics #Elderly #Demographics #Children #Insee

So what's going on here?
1) An overall falling birth rate, below replacement level in a rich country like the UK, is a GOOD THING.
2) If poorer families are disproportionately unlikely to have children, that is a BAD THING.
3) #DemographicSlowdown does bring challenges but they can be addressed. Clue: expect lots of #ClimateRefugees in coming decades.

Bridget Phillipson says she wants more young people in UK to have children | Bridget Phillipson |
https://archive.ph/X2NJ1
#population #BirthRate

If govt policymakers want their citizens to have more kids

Then:

Accessible #Healthcare
Secure #Housing
#Daycare
#ParentalLeave (both parents)
Sane #workCulture
Quality #Education
Etc

In the #USA #MAGA's desire for more kids seems to have found its policy in "make them poor uneducated and desperate and get rid of #sexEd #abortion #contraception and #womensRights"

I suppose they have a point because neglected unloved kids are future MAGA

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/10/money-not-infertility-un-report-says-why-birth-rates-are-plummeting

#Infertility #birthRate