The United Nations has said the world is a birth rate crisis. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has a report called "State of World Population 2025". It how fewer and fewer children are born all over the world. At the same time, people are longer. Falling birth rates and increased longevity are many problems. Smaller numbers of workers are to pay the pensions of older people who have . Dr Natalia Kanem, executive director of UNFPA, said: "Many countries are [] with ageing and shrinking populations, labour shortages, and rising healthcare and pension costs. These real concerns."
The United Nations over 14,000 people in 14 countries on five continents to its report. One of the key findings of the global fertility crisis. The UN the high cost of parenthood is the biggest reason for women not having children. Many couples children, but they cannot afford them. Nearly 20 per cent of adults they will not be able to have the number of children they . There were other reasons for falling birth rates. These low salaries, expensive housing, and worries about the future of our world. The UN said one solution to the crisis to create "family-friendly policies, such as affordable childcare and leave for all carers".
