The Economist (June 7)
2025/ 06/ 08 by jd in Global News
“Without fanfare, something remarkable has happened.” There’s been a “stunning decline of the preference for having boys.” More parents are saying “Phew, it’s a girl!” In 2000, “a staggering 1.6m girls were missing from the number you would expect, given the natural sex ratio at birth. This year that number is likely to be 200,000—and it is still falling.”
Tags: 2000, 2025, Birth, Boys, Falling, Girls, Natural, Parents, Preference, Remarkable, Sex ratio, Stunning decline
