Fertility Rate
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Nearly 1 in 4 Canadian women in their 40s don’t have kids: StatCanCanada's birth rate in 2025 was at 9.94 per cent, which currently sits almost three times lower than what it was in the 1950s.CanadaJan 27
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Canada is seeing its largest retirement wave as fertility rate plummetsThe boomer retirement wave, which started in 2011 when the oldest boomers turned 65, will reach its peak by the end of this decade, a Royal Bank of Canada report said.CanadaSep 25, 2025
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More Canadians are freezing their eggs. Why and what to know about the processEgg freezing and other fertility treatments are on the rise in Canada as couples delay their plans to have kids for a variety of reasons.CanadaApr 16, 2023
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Why China needs more babies to save its aging populationChina is trying to solve a looming population crisis by encouraging people to have more babies, in hopes of balancing out the growing number of retirees.WorldAug 16, 2018
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