Birth rates
Chinese province drops restrictions on unmarried people having children in bid to halt plummeting birth rate
World
January 31, 2023
Chinese province drops restrictions on unmarried people having children in bid to halt plummeting birth rate
Hong Kong CNN — China’s southwestern province of Sichuan will drop restrictions on unmarried people having children, part of a…
Pope says Italy’s plunging birthrate is a ‘tragedy’
World
December 27, 2021
Pope says Italy’s plunging birthrate is a ‘tragedy’
VATICAN CITY, Dec 26 (Reuters) – Pope Francis bemoaned Italy’s plunging birthrate on Sunday, warning that the decline represented a…
China uses coercive policies in Xinjiang to drive down Uyghur birth rates, think tank says
World
May 13, 2021
China uses coercive policies in Xinjiang to drive down Uyghur birth rates, think tank says
Coercive policies in China’s far western region of Xinjiang have led to a sharp decline in birth rates for Uyghurs…
US birth rate falls to its lowest since 1979 as pandemic-led stress rises
World
May 5, 2021
US birth rate falls to its lowest since 1979 as pandemic-led stress rises
Americans had the lowest number of babies in more than four decades last year, mirroring a slump in European birth…
Egypt birth rate reduced by 50% in 3 years: ministry
Egypt
February 26, 2018
Egypt birth rate reduced by 50% in 3 years: ministry
Egypt’s National Population Council (NPC) of the Health Ministry said Monday that it has managed to lower the birth rate…
Children make up 40 percent of Egyptian population: CAPMAS
Egypt
November 21, 2017
Children make up 40 percent of Egyptian population: CAPMAS
The number of people under the age of 18 in Egypt reached 38 million in 2017, making up 40 percent…
Could ‘procreation licenses’ halt Egypt’s burgeoning population?
Features/Interviews
October 18, 2017
Could ‘procreation licenses’ halt Egypt’s burgeoning population?
A non-governmental organization based in Upper Egypt’s governorate of Minya recently drafted a suggested law in an attempt to control the…
Matrouh governorate highest birth rates in Egypt, report
Egypt
September 2, 2017
Matrouh governorate highest birth rates in Egypt, report
Matrouh governorate has the highest rates of reproduction at a rate of 4.8 children per woman, or 10 women giving…
Birth rates increase in 2016 in all governorates, Cairo tops list: CAPMAS
Egypt
August 7, 2017
Birth rates increase in 2016 in all governorates, Cairo tops list: CAPMAS
Birth rates increased last year across all the Egyptian governorates, with Cairo maintaining the highest rates, said Tariq Tawfiq, rapporteur…