* World News Quick Take Sep 22, 2009
The nations fertility rate was 1. 37 children per woman last year, well below the more than 2 percent needed to maintain the population of 127 million. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Taswegians fail to stem the marauding hordes Sep 22, 2009
In January, baby Sophie Pettit of Hobart came into the world as the 500,000th Tasmanian, with the fertility rate running at an optimistic 2. 2 per cent compared to the nation's 1. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
One in four women in Japan is aged 65 or over Sep 22, 2009
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* Report says birth rate in Taiwan is lowest in world Sep 22, 2009
A study conducted by a US non-profit organization has found that Taiwan has the worlds lowest fertility rate, with an average of one child per woman, and that its fertility rate is declining ... The worlds highest fertility rate was in Niger, with 7 ... In its report, PRB said that although the fertility rate continued to fall in developed countries, the global population would reach 7 billion in 2011, just 12 years after it hit the 6 billion mark. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Germany's election: A change of partners? Sep 18, 2009
Around a quarter of children are born into immigrant families, providing a lift to Germany s depressed fertility rate, but they underperform. Children with migrant backgrounds drop out of school at more than double the rate of native Germans. (The Economist)
- From the Left: Culture war, literally 0 Sep 17, 2009
If they were to seal the borders tomorrow, whites would still lose their majority in a matter of years, simply as a result of the difference in fertility rate. As a result, many people feel that this is no longer the country that their Christian white forefathers built, that they have been robbed, that this isn t the world they grew up in and that they are very, very frightened a feeling stoked and exploited by political and media demagogues, who will loudly disclaim responsibility when that... (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
LEONARD PITTS JR.: Culture war, quite literally Sep 16, 2009
"People who want this country to remain a white-dominated country have lost. They have completely and utterly lost the battle and they can never win it. If they were to seal the borders tomorrow, whites would still lose their majority in a matter of years, simply as a result of the difference in fertility rate.". As a result, many people "feel that this is no longer the country that their Christian white forefathers built, that they have been robbed, that this isn't the world they grew up in and... (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Two-child China Sep 15, 2009
The fertility rate in Shanghai is quite low, much lower than the national average. "The government wants to keep the national fertility rate low," he says, "so even if here in Shanghai we want to increase our fertility rate, we can't set a target to increase it. All we can do is hope that people who are allowed to will have more children.". (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Bad economy reduces valley birthrate Sep 15, 2009
But if current trends continue, California's fertility rate will fall below the replacement level by 2016. That's because Latina birthrates are declining. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Look East no more? Sep 14, 2009
Unlike the United States, which is a more open society with a rising population due to immigration, Japan seems keener to maintain its homogeneity at a time when its population is declining because of a low fertility rate. Japans population peaked at 127. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
China to continue birth control policy: vice premier Sep 9, 2009
BEIJING, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang stressed Monday the importance of continuing the family-planning policy and keeping a low fertility rate in order to ensure economic development and people's livelihood ... He said the country must ensure a low fertility rate while promoting the population's overall qualities, noting issues such as birth defects, gender imbalance and an aging population should be well addressed, in an effort to turn the huge burden of population into... (Xinhuanet, China)
Is the West's baby bust being busted? Sep 4, 2009
It has been long assumed that nations with rising incomes will experience a falling fertility rate and eventually a shrinking population ... To supply enough new workers, Italy would need high levels of immigration a problem more worrisome to Italians now than a declining fertility rate ... In countries that attain an extremely high Human Development Index (HDI) a United Nations metric that factors in education and income levels, along with average life spans the fertility rate is... (Christian Science Monitor)
Papers report young boys' torture Sep 4, 2009
With a fertility rate of 24. 1 births per 1,000 of the population, it is growing at a rate more than double than that of the UK as a whole. (BBC News -- UK)
Timor-Leste, ten years on: No regrets, quite Sep 2, 2009
In a young country (the fertility rate is 7. 8, among the highest in the world), most cannot recall the occupation. (The Economist)
Italy's end to employment discrimination has women crying foul Sep 2, 2009
" "I bet many women would be glad to work until they are 65, if they only were put in the position to do so," says Polverini. Currently only 1 child in 10 finds a place in public daycare, making it difficult for mothers to work. Indeed among those who entered the workforce, a fifth drop out after giving birth to their first child, while more than half quit after having their second baby. This may also explain why Italy is a land of single children. Whether it's about culture or the lack of... (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Yakong Receives Mcnamara Memorial Grant Sep 1, 2009
The grant will support Yakong's research in rural northern Ghana where the fertility rate is nearly seven children per woman and maternal mortality rates are among the worlds highest. In that region, for every 100,000 live childbirths, as many as 500 women die during pregnancy, childbirth or in the days after delivery. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
UNICEF: Recession Will Kill African Kids Sep 1, 2009
Maybe if the fertility rate in these countries wasn't upwards of 4 or 5 children per family, we'd be able to help these poor people. by rf35 September 1, 2009 2:12 AM EDT. (CBS News)
Pregnant women confront rise in cancer cases Aug 29, 2009
AUSTRALIA'S rising fertility rate is proving particularly profitable for. Top National articles. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
High contrast Aug 29, 2009
AUSTRALIA'S rising fertility rate is proving particularly profitable for obstetricians and fertility specialists. --> Topics. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Oh baby: Britain delivers birth boom Aug 29, 2009
However, the fertility rate among British-born women also rose sharply ... The rise in the fertility rate means that for the first time in a decade, natural change - the difference between births and deaths - has overtaken immigration as the largest contributor to population growth ... AUSTRALIA'S rising fertility rate is proving particularly profitable for. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
YES urges parentsto help kids say No Aug 27, 2009
Knoll cited statistics that show that since 1990, the teen fertility rate in Arkansas County has dropped from well-above the state average, to just below it. We re still a long way from where we want to be, she said. (DeWitt Era-Enterprise, AR)
Singapore faces a 'silver tsunami' Aug 27, 2009
country's low fertility rate, which fell to a low of 1. 24 in 2004 before rising last year to 1. (Asia Times Online)
Africa: Continent's Population Reaches One Billion Aug 21, 2009
The world's highest fertility rate is in Niger, where women have on average 7. 4 children. (allAfrica.com)
Hearing anchor in person a treat (2) Aug 13, 2009
Varney discussed in depth the effect of lower fertility rates ... 1 fertility rate is required just to maintain the same population ... Large countries such as Italy, Greece and Russia have fertility rates of 1. (Rockport Pilot, TX)
The closing of theChristian womb Aug 11, 2009
In 1971, the Shi'ite fertility rate was 3. 8 babies per female, against only 2 for Maronite Christians, or just below replacement. (Asia Times Online)
Video debunking Aug 8, 2009
So it is impossible to say what the precise fertility rates among different religious groups in France are. But no country on earth has such a high fertility rate and in Algeria and Morocco, the two nations which send the largest numbers of Muslim immigrants to France, the fertility rate is 2 ... It is certainly true that immigrant communities often have higher fertility rates but over time these usually fall into line with the indigenous population. (BBC News -- Europe)
Challenging conventional wisdom: advances in development reverse fertility declines, says Penn study Aug 6, 2009
Researchers looked at total fertility rate and the human development index, HDI, in 24 developed countries during a 30-year period ... "This study provides some 'light at the end of the tunnel' for countries that were concerned about population aging and population decline as a result of very low fertility rates," said Kohler, a professor of sociology in Penn's School of Arts and Sciences. (EurekAlert!)
Japanese Companies Address Baby Shortage Jul 23, 2009
Japan, which has long fretted about its low birthrate, got limited good news when the government reported in June that the country's total fertility rate the average number of children a woman is expected to bear during her lifetime rose to 1. 37 last year from 1. (BusinessWeek)
United Arab Emirates Jul 20, 2009
Total fertility rate: 2. 43 children born/woman (2007 est.). (CBS News -- Evening News)
How India's family planners lost the plot Jul 19, 2009
In 1979, Chinas total fertility rate was 2 ... By 2007, 28 years after it forced a coercive one-child policy on its people, Chinas fertility rate stood at 1. (India Times, India)
Uganda: Living On Less Than One Dollar a Day Jul 18, 2009
According to the 2007 State of Uganda Population report, Uganda's high fertility rate of 6 ... "The high fertility rate contributes to a high population density, a situation likely to lead to land insecurity especially for many women because poverty affects them most," the report reads. (allAfrica.com)
Nine-Year-Old's Abortion Outrages Brazil's Catholic Church Jul 18, 2009
Although the fertility rate has fallen considerably in Brazil (from 6. 1 children in 1960 to about 2 today), 1 in 3 pregnancies is unwanted, according to Dr. Jefferson Drezett, head of the Hospital Perola Byington, Latin America's largest women's health clinic. (Time.com)
A very special number Jul 6, 2009
With an ageing population and Australia's fertility rate at 1. 75 children per woman - replacement levels require just over two births - the migrant intake, rather than home-grown mothers, loom as the key to future growth. (Yahoo News -- Population Issues)
Immigration makes Spanish pensions system more sustainable Jun 27, 2009
These data included information on the fertility rates of migrant women, migrants' first jobs, and the relationship between relative employment and relative human capital ... The study also shows a more pronounced increase in the fertility rate, which will reach almost two children per woman, and that the pension load will start to decline after 2020. (EurekAlert!)
Jill Lepore: The fuss about parenthood. Jun 22, 2009
Parents Magazine and the fuss about parenthood: Books: The New Yorker. Parents Magazine, Clara Savage Littledale, Home Game: An Accidental Guide to Fatherhood (Norton; 23. (New Yorker)
Live Free or Die Jun 19, 2009
On the continent, Krugman says, "Government regulations actually allow people to make a desirable tradeoff -- to modestly lower income in return for more time with friends and family." Steyn insightfully observes, "As befits a distinguished economist, Professor Krugman failed to notice that for a continent of 'family friendly' policies, Europe is remarkably short of families. While America's fertility rate is more or less at replacement level -- 2.1 -- seventeen European nations are at what... (Human Events Online)
Singapore's total population grew to 4.84m in 2008, up 5.5% over previous year Jun 18, 2009
Before, they are Sudanese, but when people ask them, they say I am from Singapore not from Sudan," said Madam Elham. Madam Elham and her family make up the nearly 100,000 new PRs and citizens last year. The number is up about 20% compared to 2007. As Singapore becomes home to more foreigners, efforts are underway to better help them integrate into society. For example, the newly-established National Integration Council will drive efforts on social integration across the private, people and... (Channelnewsasia.com)
Many women shelve pregnancy plans in tough times May 30, 2009
The total fertility rate, or the average number of children born to a woman during her lifetime, fell to 2. 1 by 1936, and declined to an "all-time low" of 1. (CNN -- Health)
Survey: 451 women die out of every 100,000 live births May 29, 2009
He said total fertility rate was stable but family planning had declined because 77 per cent of women did not practice it. He said the country had time for progress even though "we are off track to reducing maternal mortality, infant mortality and under-five mortality as against the Millennium Development Goals targeting the year 2015". (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Keep up the good work, old chap May 28, 2009
The long-term decline in the fertility rate is the other. We have the proportion of the population in retirement growing while the proportion of working age declines. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Study confirms mothers-in-law are the chief cause of divorces May 27, 2009
Meanwhile, Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said that more Malaysian women were choosing to marry later in life and it could cause a reduction in fertility rate and an ageing society. The National Family Policy and its action plan will address this issue of late marriages, she said. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
TEEN PREGNANCY: Birth rate up in 26 states May 8, 2009
These state-by-state breakdowns add to previously released data from the national center that complete the picture for 2006, a year in which the general fertility rate hit its highest level since 1971 and one that ended a 34% drop in births among women ages 15-19 from 1991 to 2005. In 2006, the teen birth rate increased 3%, to 41. (USA Today -- News)
SMC community helping Haitian nursing school May 5, 2009
The 2003 fertility rate was 4. 86 children born per woman. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Swazi Culture Encourages HIV, Says Study Apr 17, 2009
Swaziland is mainly rural, but in the northern Hhohho Region, where the capital, Mbabane, is located, the fertility rate is 3 ... The fertility rate among women whose education finished at primary school was 5 ... The poorest Swazi women have a fertility rate of 5. (allAfrica.com)
Global bust halts baby boom Apr 5, 2009
He expects the fertility rate to start to drop next year. "Usually people become more risk averse and tend to put off birth until they are more sure about their future," he said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Uganda: Poverty, Democracy Challenges for the Country Mar 24, 2009
"Uganda has the world's youngest population, 56% under 18 years, and a high fertility rate of 6.9 children per woman. It challenges government's ability to provide services.". It called on the Government to address the management of the political transition to full-fledged multi-partyism. (allAfrica.com)
Logan metro ranks 9th in growth Mar 24, 2009
We have a high fertility rate, and we have lots of big families and that just keeps our population growth rolling right along, even in times where people tend to be leaving the state for better economic opportunities. The people who stay just keep on having kids. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
* Singapore may take up to six years to recover: Lee Mar 22, 2009
Singapore needs a fertility rate of 2. 1 babies per woman to maintain its population naturally but a string of incentives including monetary ones to encourage Singaporeans to have babies has failed to make an impact. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Unmarried Childbirths in U.S. Reach Record Levels Mar 20, 2009
The U.S. fertility rate increased 1 percent in 2007, to 69. 5 births per 1,000 females aged 15-44. (MEDLINEplus)
Teen pregnancy rate rises after years of decline Mar 19, 2009
The overall fertility rate also increased by 1 percent to 69. 5 births per 1,000 women ages 15 to 44, the highest since 1990. (Boston Globe)
REPORT: 2007 stork brings record 4.31M babies Mar 19, 2009
The overall U.S. fertility rate was the highest it has been since 1990. The rate for ages 15-44 rose by 1%, to 69. (USA Today)
Burkina Faso: Child Marriage Worsens Population Pressure Mar 18, 2009
The fertility rate is highest in the country's northern region called the Sahel, which also has the country's highest occurrence of child marriages. Women there have on average up to eight children verses the national average of six (2006 government data), according to demographer Dakuyo. (allAfrica.com)
China improves family planning, reproductive health in rural areas Mar 18, 2009
Chinese women's total fertility rate has dropped to below 2 from 5 ... The report said the low fertility rate has helped ease the pressure of the rapidly growing population on the environment and natural resources. (Xinhuanet, China)
MM Lee urges new citizens to pull together with Singaporeans Mar 8, 2009
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Enough already Feb 19, 2009
The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in the UK reached 1. 90 children per woman in 2007. (BBC News -- UK)
A cascade of effects follows a layoff in the family Feb 16, 2009
"In the 1970s, we had the oil crisis and the inflation that caused. In 1976, the total fertility rate dropped to 1.7 children per woman, and that still holds the record," Haub says. "We can certainly expect some consequence of the current situation.". (Boston Globe)
TN fertility rate going down fast Feb 8, 2009
CHENNAI: With its total fertility rate (TFR) coming down to 1. 7, the lowest in the country, Tamil Nadu has managed to tighten its bulging belly and may well be on its way to surpassing neighbouring Kerala in bringing down the number of births per couple. (India Times, India)
