Alarmingly shrinking fertility rates ... East and Southeast Asia with increasingly aging populations and dwindling workforces. South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and the island nation of Taiwan ...

The fast-shifting demographic landscape of East Asia's top economies is a slow-moving ... and embrace labor-saving solutions. South Korea's fertility rate is the lowest in the world at 0.72 ...

Low fertility rates are challenging military recruitment in countries like South Korea, Japan, and China. According to East Asia experts, it's a "big worry" because the demographic situation won't ...

When it comes to fertility rates in East Asia, women are often blamed for not getting married or having children. But the reality calls for a more nuanced perspective: "It's the society ...

Likewise, Japan was once notable for its low fertility. But today, Japan’s birthrates are the highest in East Asia — exceeding peers such as South Korea and Singapore and much poorer China.

Yet fertility rates in Sweden have not increased. Economists say it’s not clear that that means the policy has failed, given that Sweden’s rates are higher than those in East Asia.