What is the concept of 'demographic winter'? Is the world moving towards such a situation? Elaborate.
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Op-ed: Falling fertility, delimitation and the politics of population · 1 September 2026 · Covers one part · use it in the example
Use the op-ed's examples to show that sub-replacement fertility is spreading and that pronatalist incentives have not reversed it.
- The op-ed notes Japan, South Korea and Italy introduced incentives, yet none has consistently restored fertility to earlier levels.
- India's own TFR fell to 2.0 in NFHS-5 (2019-21), below the replacement level of about 2.1, with southern States ageing faster.
- It argues fertility choices are shaped by housing costs, employment security, education, gender relations and childcare responsibilities.
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- Total fertility rate
India's TFR of 2.0 in NFHS-5, below the replacement level of 2.1, is key evidence for this question.