Global Baby Bust: Pakistan is A Rare Bright Spot Among Most Populous Nations in Asia
There is an alarming rapid decline in fertility rates in both developed and developing nations, according to the United Nations. Here is how the Wall Street Journal describes it: "The world is at a startling demographic milestone. Sometime soon, the global fertility rate will drop below the point needed to keep the population constant. It may have already happened". Total Fertility Rates in 12 Most Populous Nations. Source: Wall Street Journal Birth rates are low and fertility is rapidly dropping for women across all levels of income, education and labor-force participation around the world. Fertility is falling among Pakistani women too but more slowly than elsewhere in Asia. In fact, Pakistani women have the third highest fertility rate (3.47) among the 12 most populous nations of the world. Pakistan Fertility Rate. Source: Data Commons Birth rates have economic, social and geopolitical consequences. "The falling birthrates come with huge implications for the way