by APFLI | Sep 9, 2004 | Population - Archive
Remember the population bomb, the fertility explosion set to devour the world’s food and
pollute all its air and water? Over the last 30-40 years, the Malthusian bomb has fizzled. Birthrates in developed countries from Italy to Korea sank below the levels needed...
by APFLI | Jun 27, 2004 | Population Decline
Taiwan is attempting to reverse its continuously declining birthrate, which stands at 1.16 children per woman, down from 6 children in the 1950s. The Ministry of the Interior, and Council for Economic Planning and Development has proposed awarding couples monetarily...
by APFLI | Mar 7, 2004 | Population - Archive
SOUTH KOREAN BIRTH RATE AT RECORD LOW – With a 1.17 fertility rate [below the replacement rate of 2.1 children/woman] South Korea has one of the worlds lowest fertility rates. Korean women had 490,000 babies (2002), down 62,000 from 2001. Govt officials may...
