Without Family, Nothing Matters | Demographic Winter Report #28
“Marry or be fired” and other global efforts to boost fertility The Deseret News, March 4 An employer in China gave workers nine months to marry or lose their jobs. Marriage in China fell 20% last year compared to 2023. The nation’s population has fallen for three straight years. The notice, which was later rescinded, read in part: “Not responding to the call of the country and getting married and having children is disloyalty. Not listening to the words of parents and making the elderly worry is unfilial.” Rapid Fertility Decline is an Existential Crisis – American Enterprise, February 5 by Jesus Fernandez Villaverde, visiting scholar in macroeconomics, econometrics and economic history “Humanity has entered a new era of population decline. Globally, the total fertility rate is likely already below replacement…. If we are unable to address our fertility crisis, the U.S. will face an existential economic crisis driven by a steep ...
