A survey has found that many women in rural areas feel constrained by social norms, which could lead to a demographic crisis ...

The global birth rate is less than half what it was in the 1960s. See where birth rates are highest and lowest.

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Around the world, birth rates are falling faster than many governments expected. Countries like Japan, South Korea, China, ...