Why fertility and birth rates are falling - The Global Story podcast, BBC World Service

The proportion of people without children is growing around the world. Why? Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM For some, this new reality reflects changing social attitudes and a desire not to have children, but for others, the decision has been taken out of their hands by a range of factors. The latest statistics available reflect the extent to which this has become a global phenomenon. In the US, the birth rate is at a record low and China reported its first population decline in six decades in 2022. The BBC’s population correspondent Stephanie Hegarty tells host Lucy Hockings that economic concerns are among the most important when it comes to individuals and couples deciding whether or not the time is right to have a baby, and discusses how the concept of “male malaise” is impacting fertility rates. 00:00 Global population and fertility rates 03:22 Predictions about the world's population 04:07 The cost of living 06:08 Social and cultural impacts 07:06 Do pro-family policies work? 08:20 Why are more young men childless? 09:59 Male malaise 11:12 How society views children 12:07 An ageing population 14:44 Is having children bad for the planet? 15:34 Policies aiming to change fertility rates 16:44 Is immigration a solution? 17:52 Is birthrate decline irreversible? Watch more episodes of The Global Story here 👉🏽 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4dvK8UQS79GwGLDl94Z3gkt You can listen to more episodes of The Global Story here. Making sense of the news with our experts around the world. Insights you can trust, Monday to Friday, from the BBC 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xtvsd/episodes/downloads Thumbnail credit: AFP ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #fertility #birthrate #population