The political class is worried about the historic drop. But the biggest change is among the youngest women, who are the least ready to have children.

From the cost of childcare to the housing crisis, there’s no shortage of explanations for the dramatic global fall in the number of babies being born. These analyses, though, are all missing something ...

In their new book After the Spike, demographers Dean Spears and Michael Geruso make the counterintuitive case for worrying ...

The U.S. birth rate has been falling for nearly two decades, sparking concern among politicians and economists. But some researchers say the trend isn’t entirely negative. In fact, they argue it ...

America, like many other countries, is on a path to population decline. The total fertility rate, which measures the average number of children born to a woman over her lifetime, in the US for 2024 ...

From lonely deaths among the elderly to shrinking armies, falling birthrates are reshaping societies beyond the economic sphere.

Slower birth rates have put pressure on San Antonio-area public school districts. But they are only part of the reason ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There’s been a lot of talk about birth rates this year. President Donald Trump dubbed himself the “fertilization president” ...

GRAND FORKS – North Dakota birth rates have declined 35% since 2016, a trend some say is caused by economic uncertainty, a shift in social norms and a post-oil boom lull. Unless residents start having ...

There has been a perception that the decline is being driven exclusively by highly educated women from privileged backgrounds. But researchers found that teenagers and white women ages 20 to 24 ...

Canada just set another troubling record. The country’s fertility rate dropped to 1.25 children per woman in 2024, marking the lowest level since records began. This places Canada firmly in what ...

There’s been a lot of talk about birth rates this year. President Donald Trump dubbed himself the “fertilization president” shortly after reentering the White House and declared, “We want more babies.