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South Korea Births Rise 11.7% in January as Marriages Rebound

The surge trimmed the natural population decline to its smallest gap in four years.

Germany’s Delivery Wards Halve Since 1991 as New Hospital Atlas Charts Access Gaps

CSJ Warns UK Pension Age May Need to Reach 75 as Birth Rate Hits Record Low

Private School Share Hits Record 37.2% in ABS 2025 Snapshot

South Korea’s Births Post 15-Year Best Gain as Fertility Ticks Up to 0.80

Catalonia’s Concertada Unites to Seek Place in 6% Education Bill

Spain Logs First Birth Uptick in a Decade, Yet Natural Population Loss Widens

Houston ISD Sets Feb. 26 Vote on Plan to Close or Relocate 12 Schools as Parents Seek Clarity

Zekiwa, Once Europe’s Largest Stroller Maker, Files for Insolvency

France Records First Natural Population Deficit Since 1945, Prompting Policy Push

Argentina Faces 27% Primary Enrollment Drop by 2030 as Provinces Move to Reorganize

Argentina’s Infant Mortality Rises to 8.5 per 1,000, First Increase Since 2002

Argentina’s Primary Enrollment to Drop 27% by 2030, Reshaping Classes and Staffing

China’s 2025 Data Show Record-Low Births as Population Shrinks by 3.39 Million

China’s Birth Rate Falls to Record Low in 2025 as Population Declines for Fourth Year

Record Low Births Push China’s Population Down Again in 2025

Deaths Exceed Births in France for First Time Since World War II

South Korea First-Grade Enrollment to Fall Below 300,000 in 2026, Student Body Drops Under 5 Million

France’s Population Reaches 69.1 Million as Deaths Outnumber Births for First Time Since WWII

Insee Data Point to Postwar Low for 2025 Births in France