Population

The test is if we protect older people’s voices when autonomy starts to fade

To tackle the nation’s low birth rate, The Korean Buddhist Foundation for Social Welfare launched its blind date programme in 2023

The proposed plan would limit Switzerland’s residents to no more than 10 million people until 2050

The country is a harbinger of the demographic challenges that will soon buffet its developed peers

Switzerland’s population has risen about 0.8 per cent per year on average

It comes after Beijing said it would build a “childbirth friendly society” from 2026-2030

The updated data will inform decisions on welfare spending, urban planning and electoral representation

The costs of raising kids are high, and parents’ employability may suffer

Republic faces an ‘existential challenge’: One in five of its citizens is 65 or older, up from one in eight 10 years ago, DPM Gan warns