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Record Drop in Europe's Birth Rates in 2023 Risks Future Labor Shortage


The number of babies born in the EU was down 5.4 percent to 3.67 million in 2023, the largest drop in decades, official data showed Friday, underscoring the bloc's demographic issues.

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