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Live births fell to lowest level for two decades last year

Last year saw the lowest number of live births in England and Wales for two decades, according to the latest statistics which also show the highest proportion born to mothers from outside the UK since records began. India has replaced Romania as the ...

17 Aug 2023 at 10:55

World

Women’s duty to have more children, says North Korean leader

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said it is a duty of women to halt a fall in the country’s birth rate in order to strengthen national power, state media said on Monday, as his government steps up the call for the people to have more children. ...

04 Dec 2023 at 09:19

World

Japan’s birth rate falls for ninth consecutive year to hit record low

The number of babies born in Japan last year fell for a ninth straight year to a record low, according to health ministry data. The faster-than-predicted decline suggests government measures have not effectively addressed the country’s ...

27 Feb 2025 at 13:18

Scotland

Infant death rate one of the highest on record at end of 2024, data shows

The infant death rate in Scotland in the last quarter of 2024 was one of the highest since records began 10 years ago, data shows. Figures published by the National Records of Scotland (NTS) on Tuesday show there were 16,052 deaths ...

11 Mar 2025 at 12:14

Ireland

Glenties had lowest birth rate while Tallaght experienced highest in 2022

Glenties in Co Donegal had the lowest birth rate in 2022, while Tallaght in Dublin experienced the highest birth rate during the same period, new figures show. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) released Births and Deaths at ...

05 Aug 2025 at 13:15

Scotland

Migration helps Scotland’s population hit new record high, figures show

Migration to Scotland has helped the country’s population reach a new record high of 5,546,900, figures show. Statistics from the National Records of Scotland (NRS) reveal the number of people living in Scotland first passed ...

14 Aug 2025 at 11:11

National News

OPINION: Ireland's birth rates are dropping and I think I know why

Picture this: endless travelling, weekends spent sleeping in, a budget that is free from the cost of nappies, and entirely your own. In other words: freedom! For more and more people today, myself included, that dream is ...

01 Nov 2024 at 12:55

Scotland

Fertility rate at lowest and deaths outnumbering births in Scotland, study shows

Scotland’s fertility rate is at its lowest ever point and deaths are outnumbering births by the highest recorded margin, according to a report. The National Records of Scotland (NRS) report based on census data shows ...

27 Nov 2024 at 13:01

MP calls for legal right to paid time off for fertility treatment

The Government has been urged to introduce a legal right to paid time off for those undergoing fertility treatment and their partners to attend appointments. Labour MP Alice Macdonald (Norwich North) said this is ...

04 Nov 2025 at 14:28

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