{"id":310628,"date":"2024-04-21T15:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-21T20:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=310628"},"modified":"2024-04-25T19:31:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T00:31:14","slug":"greece-expected-first-population-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/greece-expected-first-population-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Greece expected to be first nation facing ‘population collapse’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Numerous reports from Greece are indicating the country is facing an imminent population collapse as the government scrambles to promote more births.<\/p>\n

The National Herald reported<\/a> that Greece reported the lowest number of births in 2022 in 92 years, with preliminary data in 2023 predicting another drop in births. A Reuters report<\/a> likewise showed that the situation has become dire; the low birth rate has meant that having children is increasingly expensive, and access to things like pediatric health care is difficult to find.<\/p>\n

One man interviewed by Reuters, Army sergeant Christos Giannakidis, said he wanted to have a second child, but couldn’t afford it. \u201cTo have a family these days, you need to become a hero,\u201d he said. \u201cTo have a second child, more money must come into the house.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Greek fertility rate is one of the lowest in Europe, with numerous villages not recording a single birth in years. \u201cIf I were to tell you that any given minister at any given ministry … can reverse the trend, it would be a lie,\u201d Sofia Zacharaki, Greece\u2019s minister for social cohesion and family affairs, told Reuters. “[But] We need to keep trying.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Greece is one of dozens of countries experiencing population collapse due to low birth rates https:\/\/t.co\/2qFA087SLJ<\/a><\/p>\n

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n