U.S. birth rate is below the replacement rate of 2.1 births per woman required to maintain stable population without ...

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 ...

Declining birth rates around the world may pose new challenges for humanity. A new book on the topic by Elon Musk–funded ...

South Korea now has the world’s lowest total fertility rate – 0.8, more than one full baby shy of the 2.1 children per woman, known as the replacement rate, needed to sustain its population.

America’s birth rate has plunged to its lowest level ever, with the CDC reporting fewer than 1.6 children per woman in 2024.

Quebec's statistical institute estimates the province's population will decline by 80,000 by 2030, due to several factors ...

The post-war baby boom saw fertility rates in both countries increase by nearly 1.5 children. Peaking in 1960, the fertility rate plummeted across North America for the next 15 years before levelling ...

Population replacement rate is 2 per woman. As a result, and even after accounting for immigration, the annual population growth rate for the next half-century will be the lowest in Canadian history.

So, population decline may not be a bad thing eventually,” she said. “In the grand scheme of things, they want a bigger population because it generates more” Wang added.

In 2019, the fertility rate in sub-Saharan Africa was the highest at 4.6 births per woman, with Pacific islands, northern Africa, and western, central and southern Asia above the replacement level ...