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2020-11-11 17:31
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Iran's demographic issue: fertility reaches lowest rate in 8 years
TEHRAN – The fertility rate in Iran has been declining over the past eight years, the lowest of which was related to the past [Iranian calendar] year (March 2019- March 2020) with the birth rate of 1.2, according to the data recently published by the Statistics Center.
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2020/10/04
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Aging population: a crisis bigger than coronavirus
TEHRAN – According to official statistics, Iran will be the oldest country in the world by the next 30 years. This will bring up many individual and social consequences both in national and international arenas even bigger than the coronavirus crisis.
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2020-09-29 18:03
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Let's care more for our elderly during coronavirus
TEHRAN – Many people around the world, particularly the elderly, are suffering from impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2020-08-12 19:14
By Faranak Bakhtiari
World Youth Day: can Iran meet growing youth population’s needs?
TEHRAN – While Iran faced a population growth rate of less than one percent for the first time, raising concerns of losing the demographic window of opportunity and insisting on implementation of population growth policies, the question arises that whether the country is capable to meet the needs of its young population growth?
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2020-05-20 17:56
Population growth drops to less than 1% for first time
TEHRAN – The country's population growth rate has decreased to less than one percent for the first time over the past four decades, Seyed Hamed Barakati, deputy health minister for family and school population has said.
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2020-05-18 22:21
By Faranak Bakhtiari
International Day of Families: population growth needs family-friendly policies
TEHRAN – Population, development and their consequences are strategic issues that require short-term and long-term policies and planning to be addressed. Due to the declining trend of population growth in Iran, it is better to focus on family-friendly policies.
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2019-08-02 22:03
Special committee aims to prevent negative population growth
TEHRAN – In a letter to the heads of medical science universities and colleges across the country, Health Minister Saeed Namaki ordered the formation of a special committee aimed to prevent the country's population from declining, ISNA reported Tuesday.
