In a new move aimed at addressing the crisis of declining birth rates and population aging, the Japanese government has recommended adopting a policy that would make childbirth completely free.

The Kremlin said that it was working hard to reverse declining birth rates in Russia, warning that disastrous demographic trends were putting the country's future at risk.

Japan’s birth rate fell to a new low in 2022, dropping below 800,000 for the first time in history, raising concerns about the demographic challenges facing the world’s oldest and most rapidly aging society.

India is expected to continue growing in terms of both population and economy. China, meanwhile, is unlikely to return to its heady pre-pandemic GDP growth rates.

A new Polish campaign is provoking sharp reactions in a country ruled by conservative populists and where issues related to family and reproductive rights have caused great tension.