We are still in the season of prognostications about the year ahead. But I gave my forecasts for 2026 last week. Today I am ...

Japan, already a world leader in pro-natal policy, must dramatically boost child allowances to make a difference, an analyst ...

(NEXSTAR) – The Trump administration is reportedly seeking ways to raise the American birth rate, considering incentives ranging from a $5,000 cash “baby bonus” to a “National Medal of Motherhood” ...

The world is changing in ways few people saw coming. Right now, across continents and cultures, something extraordinary is happening. Birth rates are collapsing at a pace that has left demographers ...

Much of the attention on the world's plunging birth rate is on East Asian countries like Japan and South Korea. But Latin American countries, like Chile, are also seeing a decline in fertility. Birth ...

The U.S. Census Bureau released new population projections this month forecasting that the American fertility rate (the average number of children a woman has in her lifetime) will drop to 1.55 by ...

Each year, more than one in 10 babies worldwide are born prematurely, a new report finds. The report ranks the United States No. 131 in the world in terms of its preterm birth rate, ranking behind ...

The U.S. birth rate plunged to an all-time low in 2024 after being on a downward trajectory for roughly 20 years, with soaring housing costs widely cited as a major contributing factor. Earlier this ...

Philippine Statistics Authority data shows live births in the Philippines fell 22.1 percent over the past decade, with nearly 60 percent of babies born to unmarried parents in 2024.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is voicing concern about the ongoing internal problem of “falling birth rates” in his own country and suggesting state action to address the issue. Putin said in an ...

The U.S. birth rate plunged to an all-time low in 2024 after being on a downward trajectory for roughly 20 years, with soaring housing costs widely cited as a major contributing factor. Earlier this ...