Lord Ashcroft: Birth rates are crashing around the world, we need to acknowledge the scale of the problem and address it

Lord Ashcroft: Birth rates are crashing around the world, we need to acknowledge the scale of the problem and address it

Lord Ashcroft KCMG PC is an international businessman, philanthropist, author and pollster. For more information on his work, visit lordashcroft.com For the first time in the modern era, humanity is entering a “below-replacement level of fertility” – this refers to a population’s birth rate that is lower than the number of children needed to be born to maintain a stable population. Globally, we are approaching a rate of 2.1 children born to ever…

Birth rates continue to decline in the European Union - A total of 3.67 million babies were born in 2023.

The U.S. hits a record low fertility rate. Is that good or bad? \ stacker news ~charts_and_numbers

Source 🔗 In 1990, each woman had an average of 2.08 children. By 2023, that figure had fallen to 1.62. The number of babies born each year has fallen by 14% over the same time frame, resulting in 562,195 fewer births in 2023 compared to 1990. Fewer teenage pregnancies means those young women are more likely to graduate high school, remain in good health and avoid poverty — positive indicators for their individual lives and for the economy. But …

Birth rates are crashing around the world, we need to acknowledge the scale of the problem and address it - Lord Ashcroft

Published on ConservativeHome.com on 06 March 2025. For the first time in the modern era, humanity is entering a “below-replacement level of fertility” – this refers to a population’s birth rate that is lower than the number of children needed to be born to maintain a stable population. Globally, we are approaching a rate of 2.1 children born to every woman. If that does not sound concerning, then it should. More worryingly, the United Nations (…

The U.S. has a record low fertility rate. Is that good news or bad news? It’s complicated.

The U.S. fertility rate — the average number of children each woman gives birth to...