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Decline in birth causes fears for future
May 13, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: A Wall Street Journal reports on the worldwide decline in birth rates, which has led experts to predict a drop in world population and prompted government leaders to explore ways to encourage larger families.
The decline in fertility has caught experts by surprise, after years of warnings about a “population explosion” failed to materialize. The Journal report notes:
Some demographers see this as part of a “second demographic transition,” a societywide reorientation toward individualism that puts less emphasis on marriage and parenthood, and makes fewer or no children more acceptable.The above note supplements, highlights, or corrects details in the original source (link above). About CWN news coverage.
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