Japan’s birth rate declined for the seventh consecutive year in 2022 (File) Tokyo: Japan’s birth rate declined for the seventh consecutive year in 2022 to a record low, the health ministry said on Friday, underscoring the sense of crisis gripping the country as the population shrinks and ages rapidly. The fertility rate, or the average […]
The UN report called for fostering “demographic resilience”. (Representational) Geneva, Switzerland: Rather than fixating on the impact of the world’s soaring population, the world should look at women’s reproductive rights to shore up “demographic resilience,” the UN said Wednesday. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) — the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency — acknowledged […]
The change in rank has been attributed to a technicality. Melbourne has become Australia’s most populous city, surpassing Sydney, which had held the title for over a century, BBC reported. According to official statistics, there are now 4,875,400 people in Melbourne – 18,700 more than in Sydney. The change in rank has been attributed to a technicality. […]
