Talked to @henrymance about the enigma of fertility decline https://t.co/Kh9XD4QNrX

"Varför föds det så få barn?" Välkommen lyssna på nordisk diskussion imorgon på Institutet för framtidsstudier, även online https://t.co/12e7tj5QvV

Inspiring day in Stockholm with the energetic team compiling the Swedish fertility report. Their website is aptly named "A future with children" https://t.co/gRLU84TO8y

Finland released a list of 20 proposals to increase their low fertility rate. Here is the list: 1. Organize a youth hearing on family and childbearing wishes The government should hold consultations with 20–29-year-olds to map their views on family and children, gathering

BREAKING: Gavin Newsom officially considers 2028 presidential campaign. 22% chance he’s the next POTUS.

Media hehkuttaa "yllätyskäännettä". Noh, yllätys on että kesti niin kauan ennen kuin syntyvyyden lasku tasaantui -- edes vuodeksi. Vuoden 2020 tehtyjen ennusteiden mukaan olemme edelleen hyvin epätodennäköisen alhaisen syntyvyyden tilassa. https://t.co/1axGGUjqzN

Miksi jotkut vanhemmat epäröivät seuraavan lapsen saamista? Kuuntele Uuden Jutun haastattelu tukiverkostoista ja perhepolitiikasta tutkijamme Venla Bergin kanssa https://t.co/6Nnxh33l7a

Viimeisen 12 kk #kokonaishedelmällisyysluku oli 1,28 eli 0,03 korkeampi kuin kalenterivuoden 2024 aikana. #Syntyvyys on siis hieman noussut viime vuodesta. Syntyvyys on edelleen Suomessa poikkeuksellisen matalalla tasolla ja noin 20 % alemmalla tasolla kuin 10 vuotta sitten.

"I think either we will adjust the material costs and benefits of kids to once again be profitable for parents, or we will all eventually become South Korea." https://t.co/Nq560tTmpK

The new monthly birth update is out! The situation is still dire of course, but at least in Europe it doesn't look as bad as it did earlier this year, with many countries showing an increase in the number of births.

The CPM/TMR framework can also be used for regional studies on fertility rates. Here is the data for Japan for example. It becomes clear that the low TFRs in Northern Japan are not caused by smaller families, but by higher childlessness/lower frequency of family formation.

Olisiko Suomen korkea aika muotoilla kokonaisvaltaista väestöpolitiikkaa, kysyvät toimittajat Ylen Perjantaistudiossa. https://t.co/2yFkTfbc0p

Äitien lapsiluvussa Suomi on Euroopan kärkisijoilla edelleen. Alhainen syntyvyytemme johtuu ennen kaikkea lapsettomuudest.

"The real danger is not economic disaster. Rather, it is that, in the process of ageing, the world could become a worse place to have children."

Talking at the Nordic Welfare Forum today I will suggest we need a Commission on Fertility & Demographic Changes. So the Nordics could lead the way for family friendly policies & equality in this century, too.

The share of U.S. women age 40-44 who had ever given birth declined between 1979 and 2024 from 90% to 81%. This increase in childlessness was driven entirely by women without a college degree. The % has stayed the same for women with a college degree.

In which the brilliant @AnnaRotkirch helps me make sense of some intriguing Finnish data.

A thoughtful summary & reflection of our research on longing for babies and reproductive cues The End of Baby Fever What a strange emerging trend in Finland can teach us about the baby bust. https://t.co/W9YpJcWuUd

SYNTYNEITÄ OLI ENEMMÄN KUIN KUOLLEITA vain yhdessä maakunnassa, viidellä seudulla ja 39 kunnassa tammi-heinäkuussa 2025. KELA:n esitys lapsilisistä yhtenä leikkauskohteena tuntuu tätä taustaa vasten aika hurjalta🤔 Signaali kai pitäisi olla -nyt jos koskaan- päinvastainen!

"The fertility decline is overwhelmingly among those on the progressive left" Why progressives should care about falling birth rates https://t.co/ZLimMBB88j via @ft

Excellent illustration of how age structure affects population growth. Compare the 2010 and 2025 age pyramids for South Korea, and you can easily see why you in 2010 still have some years of growth left, also with low fertility, and why population decline is inevitable in 2025.

This map shows cafés and restaurants in and around Seoul that have either banned children or designated themselves child-friendly. The blue pins are places where under 12s are banned. South Korea's very low birth rates mean adult comfort trumps accommodating young families.