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Family Policy

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China’s Q1 Marriages Drop to Lowest Since 2020, Worsening Demographic Strain

The decline points to fewer births next year in a culture that ties childbearing to marriage.

South Korea Births Rise 11.7% in January as Marriages Rebound

China Floats Bigger Child Subsidies and Earlier Marriages as Births Hit New Lows

France Delays Family-Allowance Top-Up to Age 18 for New Cases, Effective Today

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

Russia Plans Mandatory Family Mediation Proposals as Lawmaker Urges Free Pilot

France Delays New Birth Leave to July 2026

France Approves New Birth Leave for 2026 Newborns With Rollout Later in the Year

French Senate Backs New Two-Month-Per-Parent Birth Leave Starting in 2027

Assembly Backs New Birth Leave With Up to Two Months Per Parent

Italy's Draft 2026 Budget Extends Parental Leave to Age 14, Incentivizes Hiring of Mothers

France Drafts Decree to Raise Family-Allowance Top-Up Age to 18

France’s 2026 Social Budget Proposes New Birth Leave With Two Months for Each Parent

Top Lawmaker Opposes Mandatory Mediation as Duma Revises Divorce Bill

Germany Sets 2026 Child Benefit at €259 as Bundestag Backs Family-Tax Package

ONS Finds Mothers’ Earnings Down 42% Five Years After First Child

Spain Confirms Parental Leave Expansion With Retroactive Pay and 2026 Start for New Weeks

South Korea’s June Births Post Record Increase as 2025 Expectations Climb

Japan's Population Falls by 908,574 in 2024, Largest Decline Since 1968

France Records First Natural Population Decline Since 1944 as Births Fall to Post-War Lows