Dossier
replacement level
Coverage of replacement level in the Nexus archive.
- East Asia’s population challenge isn’t just about raising birth rates
East Asia's societies are becoming richer, healthier, and more educated, yet fertility rates remain below the replacement level of 2.1 births per woman, with efforts to reverse the trend yielding disappointing results.
- The Great Depopulation
Global birth rates are declining rapidly due to factors like technology, anxiety about the future, and societal shifts. Experts highlight the first-ever global fertility rate below replacement level, with significant implications for future population trends.