fertility rates

China closed over 30,000 preschools and primary schools in 2025 due to a demographic crisis, with kindergarten enrollment dropping by a quarter between 2020 and 2024. Fertility rates remain critically low at 1.0 live births per woman, and experts note China is aging rapidly without achieving economic wealth.

Fertility rates are declining globally, not due to rejection of family life, but because of economic and housing constraints faced by young people in Africa. Young people value partnership and parenthood, yet barriers such as economic and housing challenges prevent them from achieving these goals.

The article highlights that declining fertility rates among left-leaning groups are a key factor in the overall birth rate decline in the United States.

A study published by the National Bureau of Economist Research links the rise of the iPhone to a decline in U.S. fertility rates, showing reduced birth rates in areas with early iPhone access. Researchers found a 4.5% to 8% drop in births for ages 15-19 and a 3.2% to 6.6% drop for ages 20-24 in regions where AT&T sold iPhones before 2011. The study attributes the decline to smartphone-induced social isolation and depression, rather than economic factors alone.

Two recent studies suggest that increased digital technology, particularly cell phones, may be linked to declining fertility rates. The studies are titled 'The Collapse of Teen Fertility in the Digital Era' and 'Is the iPhone Birth Control? Causal Evidence from AT&T’s...'.

India's population is expected to decline rapidly as traditional factors like poverty, high marriage rates, and young mothers no longer sustain fertility. The article highlights that these previously supportive elements are no longer maintaining fertility levels.