New CDC data released this month reveals that while the number of births in the United States increased by 1% from 2023—to ...

Every part of that appears to be wrong. In reality, Thailand’s reported birth rate last year was 0.98, and preliminary 2025 data show the decline continuing. In a country the size of Thailand, the ...

Italy's population is projected to shrink by nearly a quarter over the next five decades, with the country's southern regions ...

The Harvard economic historian finds that differences in fertility rates in rich countries reflect the persistence of ...

She suggests this was accomplished by “glorifying marriage, motherhood, the ‘good wife’ and the home”. In a world where women ...

Fertility rates (the average number of children a woman has in her lifetime) have dropped below replacement rates of 2.1 births per woman (required to maintain a stable population without immigration) ...

For the 16th year in a row, the U.S. fertility rate is below the level needed for population growth, CDC data shows — ...

Jamaica now has one of the lowest fertility rates in the world, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) 2025 ...

There were 3.6 million babies born in the US in 2024, up 1% compared to the previous year, according to the CDC's data. But the general ...