#fertility-rates — Public Fediverse posts

Some parts of Europe have a growing population, while others are shrinking.

The regional divide is stark: most countries with negative population change are located in the eastern and southern parts of Europe, while countries in the west and north saw population growth.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260110-some-parts-of-europe-have-a-growing-population-while-others-are-shrinking?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Europe #Population #Demographics #Fertility #Migration #FertilityRates #Emigration #Immigration #Deaths #Births

https://www.elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/022/0062/002/article-A017-en.xml?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Why is one of the solutions that is NEVER EVER proposed to this so-called problem of drop in #fertilityrates is #migration from #Africa to every single country that is losing population?

#climatechange #adaptation #justice #humanrights #yimby

Revisiting the Primary Cause of Fiscal Stress | American Enterprise Institute

During the raucous debate surrounding the GOP-sponsored reconciliation bill, the trustees for Social Security and Medicare rather quietly released their annual reports…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Healthcare #Fertilityrates #GOP #Health #Medicare #socialsecurity
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/14786/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/opinion/population-climate-progress.html

There is this absolutely #weird #obsession with #population #degrowth when #global #poor are left to die in the #heatwave #drought #flood #storm #hurricane #starvation all the time by the #oligarchy #plutocracy #billionaires

First #save the #orphans around the world before talking about #depopulation #fertilityrates etc.

#climate #climatechange #climateaction #climatecrisis #justice #equality #adaptation #migration #humanrights #equity

My latest Reason cover story looks at falling fertility rates around the world, the failure of pro-natalist policies, & the inadequacy of popular explanations from the left and the right https://reason.com/2023/05/02/storks-dont-take-orders-from-the-state/ #fertility #birthrates #babies #parenting #policy #familypolicy #parenthood #fertilityrates #population

Lower out-of-pocket costs for contraception under the U.S. Affordable Care Act are linked to increased contraceptive use and fewer births, particularly among low-income women.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33156347

#NICHDimpact #ACA #FPRH #BirthRates #Contraception #FertilityRates

The availability of Vietnam War draft deferments for fathers led to large increases in U.S. fertility rates in the late 1960s among women in their early twenties (likely partnered with draft-eligible men).

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33954283

#Vietnam #VietnamWar #Draft #DraftDeferments #Fathers #FertilityRates #NICHDimpact @Histodons.a.gup.pe

Interesting #OpenAccess article by Stuart Gietel-Basten, Anna Rotkirch, & Tomas Sobotka on how misguided target driven policies can be when it comes to #FertilityRates.

As the authors say, "we must learn from history and push back against attempts to fix the problem by telling women how many babies they should have".

https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/379/bmj-2022-072670.full.pdf

#Fertility #Demography #ReproductiveRights #FertilityPolicies

Fall in #FertilityRates may be linked to #FossilFuel Pollution, finds study | #Fertility problems | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/dec/15/fall-fertility-rates-may-be-linked-fossil-fuel-pollution-finds-study

#Health