Birth Rates
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Child care costs more of a concern in the U.S. than birth rates, poll showsA new poll in the U.S. shows Americans are more concerned about the financial cost of raising a child rather than declining birth rates overall.ConsumerJul 8, 2025
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Why are people having fewer children? ‘Financial limitations’ a top barrierA new report is shedding light on why birth rates are falling around the world and suggests it's not from people choosing to have fewer children.WorldJun 11, 2025
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Financial concern a key reason Canadians are having fewer kids: pollIpsos polling done exclusively for Global News found most Canadians are choosing to have fewer children because life is too expensive.CanadaFeb 29, 2024
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Canada’s fertility rate has hit its lowest level in recorded historyThe Canadian fertility rate has hit its lowest level since Statistics Canada began collecting data more than a century ago.CanadaJan 31, 2024
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Japan must take urgent steps to tackle declining birth rate, PM says: ‘Now or never’Fumio Kishida said he would submit plans to double the budget for child-related policies by June, and a new agency to oversee the issue would be set up in April.WorldJan 23, 2023
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Fort McMurray quadruplets given green light to go homeAlbertans Annie and Darrell Simms have seen their family grow significantly after the birth of quadruplets in October.HealthJan 12, 2019
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‘Beauty has no age. Fertility does’: Italy’s bizarre #FertilityDay campaign slammed for being sexistThe Italian government may not see as sharp of a rise in birth rates as hoped, after a campaign encouraging more couples to get pregnant was deemed wildly sexist and out of touch.LifestyleSep 1, 2016
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This Japanese city will help women cover the cost of freezing their eggsA Tokyo suburb will help women cover the cost of freezing their eggs in a pilot program aimed at tackling the nation's declining birth rate.HealthJun 16, 2016
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