Brussels population stagnates for the first time in 30 years
The natural balance is still positive. There were 5,103 more births than deaths, unlike Flanders and Wallonia, where deaths outnumber births.
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Cradles, not quotas
Polish President Karol Nawrocki argued at the UN General Assembly that falling birth rates pose cultural and economic challenges, urging a focus on promoting births…
UK enters historic demographic shift as deaths set to outnumber births from now
The United Kingdom is on the cusp of a profound demographic turning point, with deaths projected to exceed births every year from mid-2026 onwards.
Home office working increases fertility rate, international study finds
A study covering 38 countries by the German economic think-tank ifo Institut in co-operation with Stanford University shows couples who work from home are more likely…
More deaths than births in Europe for the first time since 1918
For the first time since the end of the First World War, more people are dying than are being born in Europe.
Western demographic data looks dark: The future belongs to those who show up
The most profound geopolitical shifts of our time are not being decided in boardrooms or battlefields, but in maternity wards—or increasingly, in their conspicuous…
Falling birth rates linked to rising house prices in Dutch study
A study by a Dutch population expert shows declining birth rates could be connected to higher housing prices.
Is France losing its ‘Ooh la la’? Dramatic drop in births suggests maybe so …
France is seeing its lowest birth-rate since the Second World War and the number of single people is rising, according to the country’s National Institute of Statistics…