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Greek primary schools lose 30,000 first-year pupils in a decade as population ages

Education Minister Sofia Zacharaki says over 53,000 teachers have joined Greek schools since 2019, as the ministry deploys an AI planning tool and funds building renovations to offset a demographic slide accelerating nationwide school closures

Germany fast-track naturalization policy raises concerns over electoral change & population replacement

Population replacement in exchange for votes is in full swing in Germany

The WHO presented for the first time guidelines on infertility

It is a problem that affects millions of people around the world and has been neglected for too long - "One in six people worldwide will experience infertility in their lifetime"

Japan’s birth rate hits an all-time low in 2024

The number of deaths (1,620,000) increased by 1.8% compared to 2023

Europe’s population is ageing – Greece, Italy, Portugal and Slovakia are in the red

The average age in the European Union has increased by 2.2 years on average and by 4 years in Greece since 2014, according to Eurostat

Greece is “shrinking” – 10.3% decrease in births in 2022, according to ELSTAT

Deaths in 2022 amounted to 140,801

Greek demographic collapse – 3 cities the size of Heraklion ‘lost’ in a decade

Meanwhile, Turkey is increasing