News & Insights Across Asia
South Korea is set to see its birth rate rise in 2024 after nine years of decline, signaling positive effects of recent family-friendly policies. Explore this and other key stories from Asia this week.
China’s birth rate rose in 2024 for the first time in seven years, with 9.54 million newborns recorded, signaling a potential demographic shift boosted by the Year of the Dragon and supportive policies.
Japan faces a historic demographic challenge as projections show births in 2024 may fall below 700,000 for the first time, highlighting a record low birth rate and significant population decline.
Shanghai expands its healthcare coverage to include assisted reproductive services, aiming to encourage a rise in the Chinese mainland’s birth rate by alleviating financial burdens on families.