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  1. 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.

    mediafaro.org/article/20260113

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

  2. 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 |
    archive.ph/X2NJ1
    #population #BirthRate

  3. 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

    aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/10/m

    #Infertility #birthRate