Americans have been having fewer and fewer babies since 1957, with fertility rates dropping by more than half—and as a result, the country's population is quickly growing older. In terms of ...

The number of newborns in Japan is decreasing faster than projected, with the number of annual births falling to another record low last year, according to government data released Wednesday.

In fact, the UN expects the global fertility rate to gradually decrease between now and 2037. Fertility rates across Europe actually suggest that the continent is below the threshold required for ...

Experts say a variety of factors can contribute to decreasing fertility rates, from enhanced access to contraception, to improved economic prosperity, as well as lower child mortality that make ...

The 4.5% decrease in fertility rate in the first year of the pandemic was the largest in decades, according to CDC data. Other research has found that the number of abortions increased nationwide ...

Birth rates are dropping worldwide, fueling increasing attention to the issue of immigration. But nowhere is the issue of decreasing births and fertility more salient than in the state of Michigan.

The report says that better access to contraception and sex education in low-income countries are major reasons many nations will see a decrease in fertility rates. The study also projects that ...

With a total fertility rate (TFR) now standing at 1.62 children per woman, according to data from the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) published on Tuesday ...