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Family-planning officials say their research indicates that 70% of women want to have two babies or more.

Japan's population had its sharpest decline ever last year as deaths outnumbered births, posing an escalating economic threat to growth prospects amid a global recession.

Government fears baby boom will damage economic growth and strain health and education services

The United Kingdom is officially a grey nation. The number of pensioners exceeds the number of children under 16 for the first time, figures published yesterday show.

A new, less restrictive policy in Hainan Province, coupled with advocacy and incentives, is expected to result in a more balanced sex ratio among newborns in China. UNFPA.

A good started video.

A great starter video - good for starting a debate?

BBC report - Should we have a one child policy ?

The Philippines has one of the highest birth rates in Asia. Economists say that unintended pregnancies are stifling growth and driving millions into poverty. However, the government has refused to promote modern contraceptives which have succeeded in curbing population growth elsewhere on the continent.

Family size has become the great unmentionable of the campaign for more environmentally friendly lifestyles