Now, it's been long thought that a replacement rate of 2.1, that's the number of children a couple should have in order to replace themselves, is enough to sustain a country's development.

And yet, Norway's fertility rate has dropped dramatically from 1.98 children per woman in 2009 to 1.44 children per woman in 2024, according to official figures. The rate for 2023 (1.40) was the ...

Birth rates have fluctuated through 2024, the CDC reported. Other data from the study focuses on fertility rate, or the number of live births per woman at reproductive age (15 through 44).

How one graph shows the conservative side of the United Nations’ population estimates. Show more Every two years, the UN release their predictions for the future population of humanity ...

FIRST READING: Canada’s birth rate has dropped off a cliff (and it’s likely because nobody can afford housing) More than a third of young people say they are foregoing children because they ...