Population growth31 Dec 2025Condom tax and cheaper childcare: China's plan to boost birth ratesChinese people pay a 13% sales tax on contraceptives from 1 January, while childcare services are exempt. 31 Dec 20253 Dec 2025Fears developments will be 'disaster' for villageSomerton faces plans for a theme park, homes, warehouses and a rail freight interchange nearby3 Dec 202528 Nov 2025Scotland has 33 new towns - where are they and what's it like living in one? BBC Scotland visits Tarves in Aberdeenshire - one of 33 places which are no longer villages after seeing their populations swell.28 Nov 202526 Sep 2025Year to 2024 sees UK record second largest population growth in 75 yearsNet international migration continues to be the main driver of this growth, the Office for National Statistics said.26 Sep 202511 Sep 2025Migration cited as main reason for slight NI population growthMore than 11,000 people who moved to Northern Ireland are coming from other parts of the UK, 17,000 are coming from elsewhere.11 Sep 202513 Aug 2025Falling birth rate in Jersey a 'ticking bomb'Housing Minister Sam Mézec says fewer births and an ageing population poses a huge challenges.13 Aug 202530 Jul 2025Migration fuels population jump, figures suggestThe population rise of more than 700,000 is the second largest in more than 75 years, the ONS says.30 Jul 202529 Jul 2025China offers parents $1,500 in bid to boost birthsThe scheme is China's first nationwide subsidy of its kind as the government tries to tackle a looming demographic crisis.29 Jul 20251 Jul 2025'Notable' rise in dads over 60 in England and WalesOfficial figures show that the birth rate in England and Wales went up for the first time since 2021.1 Jul 2025...
