According to ALJAZEERA,

South Korea offers new parents $10,000 because there are so few infants there.Although South Korean parents are being showered with cash, experts claim that money cannot solve the nations fertility problems.

South Koreas national and local governments are rushing to offer money and other perks to anyone who gives birth in an effort to buck the trend.

However, South Koreas programmes are generous and come with few restrictions even when compared to European nations renowned for their highly established social assistance systems, several of which have implemented their own "baby bonuses" in reaction to low birth rates.

Families receive 700,000 won ($528) and 350,000 won ($264) in cash per month for newborns under one and one and two years old, respectively. In 2024, the amounts will increase to 1 million won ($755) and 500,000 won ($377), respectively.

Children up to primary school age receive an additional 200,000 won ($151) per month, with further incentives available for low-income households and single parents.

Other benefits include prenatal care, infertility therapies, childcare assistance, and even dating costs.

According to BBC,

China seeks "bold" steps to lift birth rate.
Officials must "firmly grasp the important window period of population development," according to Mr. Yang, director of the nations Population Monitoring and Family Development department.

Speaking to a government-sponsored health publication, Mr. Yang claimed that population growth was being negatively impacted by worries about the expense of daycare. He also pointed to difficulties with money and job objectives as reasons for the drop.

To foster the long-term, balanced development of the population, Mr. Yang added that "local governments should be encouraged to actively explore and make bold innovations in reducing the cost of childbirth, childcare, and education".

According to CNN,
Italy, a nation historically distinguished by its large families gathered around the dinner table, is currently experiencing a crisis of unprecedented proportions.

According to official statistics for 2022, the number of births in a year went below 400,000 for the first time, or an average of 1.25 children per woman.Given that there are currently more deaths than births—12 deaths for every seven births—the replacement rate is now negative.

Italy has just about 60 million people and the eighth-largest economy in the world. Only 393,000 babies were born there in 2022, the fewest since records began in 1861, according to the Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT).

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