Social determinants of low fertility in Asia: a comparative review of trends in East, Southeast and South Asia.

ABSTRACT: Asia, home to nearly 60% of the world's population, is central to global demographic change. Fertility trajectories shape population growth, aging, and decline, with implications for labor supply, economic development, family structures, and caregiving. Studying these patterns offers critical insights into the future of population size, structure, and human potential both regionally and globally. This paper addresses gaps in the largely snapshot, country-specific literature by providing a six-decade comparative overview of fertility trends in East, Southeast, and South Asia, with emphasis on their social determinants. Fertility is shaped not only by individual choice or biology but also by broader socioeconomic, cultural, and policy contexts that influence proximate factors of fertility su

SUBMITTER: Jean Yeung WJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12800761 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature