In Japan and elsewhere, governments grapple with a frightening future: Too few young to support too many old. How big a problem is this shrinkage?

While assisted reproductive technologies enable individuals facing infertility issues to achieve a live birth, they require more time to succeed. However, since the 2000s, time to ART births has decreased, with the shortest observed among those initiating conception attempts in their late thirties. …

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In a groundbreaking study published in the Journal of Population Research, researchers Valter Skirbekk and Tomas Spoorenberg argue for a paradigm shift in how we understand the complex interplay between mortality rates and fertility changes across various societies. Their work fundamentally challenges the dominant narratives in demographic research that have often treated these facets of population dynamics as separate phenomena. By innovatively revisiting the onset of fertility transitions through the lens of net reproduction measures, the authors illuminate significant insights into how mortality impacts reproductive behavior and subsequent population growth.

Indonesia’s Ministry of Population and Family Development has increased funding for the Family Planning (KB) Program by Rp330 billion (US$19.2 million) ...

Pakistan is in the process of formulating a National Health and Population Policy (2025–2034) with an emphasis on...

China is experiencing unprecedented, and probably irreversible, population decline that will hamper its economic growth and its ambitions to rival the United States.

Tech companies’ use of Pfas gas at facilities may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought

Singapore's total fertility rate remained at a historic low in the 2024 dragon year, despite hopes for a baby boom, highlighting societal shifts. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstim...

Call for Papers Low and declining birth rates across the world have consequences for countries’ population size and structure. Concerns over the potential ...

Earlier research has found that adult children’s caregiving for older parents is associated with a decline in life satisfaction. However, other research indicates that emotional stress in adult children might be related to the declining health and frailty of their older parents rather than caregiving per se. Hence, there is a possibility that the first set of findings (declining life satisfaction when giving care) reflects factors not specified in statistical models rather than the care provided by adult children. This study tests this possibility by investigating changes in life satisfaction among 3,094 adult children from panel data in Norway that includes multiple indicators of health and care needs in older parents, together with data on who is providing care. Declining life satisfaction was observed among daughters but not among sons, and these changes were driven by the frailty and care needs of their parents rather than caregiving per se. The findings indicate that it is not caregiving that affects life satisfaction but the circumstances leading to caregiving. In these situations, adult daughters may struggle with sources of distress beyond providing support and care. Further research should investigate these relationships in countries with different distributions of care between families and public care institutions.

Earlier research has found that adult children’s caregiving for older parents is associated with a decline in life satisfaction. However, other research indicates that emotional stress in adult children might be related to the declining health and frailty of their older parents rather than caregiving per se. Hence, there is a possibility that the first set of findings (declining life satisfaction when giving care) reflects factors not specified in statistical models rather than the care provided by adult children. This study tests this possibility by investigating changes in life satisfaction among 3,094 adult children from panel data in Norway that includes multiple indicators of health and care needs in older parents, together with data on who is providing care. Declining life satisfaction was observed among daughters but not among sons, and these changes were driven by the frailty and care needs of their parents rather than caregiving per se. The findings indicate that it is not caregiving that affects life satisfaction but the circumstances leading to caregiving. In these situations, adult daughters may struggle with sources of distress beyond providing support and care. Further research should investigate these relationships in countries with different distributions of care between families and public care institutions.

Despite vaccination hesitancy, the end may be in sight for cervical cancer, which kills 64% of women with the disease

This study examines Mexico's fertility transition (1930–2015) and how socioeconomic status (SES), geography, and indigeneity shaped reproductive behaviors. Using net fertility—the number of surviving...

A world with fewer people would not be all bad

The TFR decline marks a milestone where a decades-long fertility decline has now brought rural India in line with global demographic trends.